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City taxes, city spending : essays in honor of Dick Netzer

Schwartz, Amy Ellen (contributor); Netzer, Dick (contributor) - 2004

An illustrious group of economists contribute to this volume honoring Dick Netzer, the public finance economist well-known for his research on state and local taxation, the provision of urban public services, and non-profit organizations. Following in his tradition, the contributors apply...

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From industrial districts to local development : an itinerary of research

Becattini, Giacomo - 2003

From Industrial Districts to Local Development introduces a set of papers representing the main contribution of the 'Florence school' to the recent literature on industrial districts. The authors illustrate that the revitalisation of the concept of industrial districts, returning to Alfred...

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Sustainable development in Europe : concepts, evaluation and applications

Schubert, Uwe (contributor); Störmer, Eckhard (contributor) - 2007

pt. 1. Sustainable development : making the concept operational for evaluation -- pt. 2. Methods of evaluating SD -- pt …. 3. National evaluation culture. …Evaluating sustainable development is becoming increasingly important in policy making, evaluation practice and the …

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Making the environment count : selected essays of Alan Randall

Randall, Alan - 1999

Making the Environment Count brings together, in one accessible volume, an outstanding selection of Alan Randall's essays published over the past 30 years. It explores ideas on making the environment count from a conceptual perspective and addresses a range of topics pertinent to the study of...

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Environmental valuation, economic policy, and sustainability : recent advances in environmental economics

Acutt, Melinda (ed.); Mason, Pamela (ed.) - 1998

This book brings together some of the most important recent developments in the various aspects of environmental economics as well as providing an introduction to its theory and practice. Environmental valuation techniques, including exciting new approaches such as production function...

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The choice modelling approach to environmental valuation

Bennett, Jeff (ed.); Blamey, Russell (ed.) - 2001

potential for the evaluation of environmental goods and services. Its flexibility to cope with a wide range of applications is …

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Environmental economics for sustainable growth : a handbook for practitioners

Markandya, Anil; Harou, Patrice; Bellù, Lorenzo; … - 2002

Environmental Economics for Sustainable Growth is a specially designed handbook for trainers, practitioners and government advisors involved in environmental policy making. It will enable professionals to initiate and implement environmental economic studies and identify policies and investments...

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Contingent valuation and endangered species : methodological issues and applications

Jakobsson, Kristin M.; Dragun, Andrew K. - 1996

. This new book offers a rigorous state-of-the-art evaluation of the theoretical and statistical issues central to the …

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Governance by evaluation for sustainable development : institutional capacities and learning

Sedlacko, Michal (ed.); Martinuzzi, André (ed.) - 2012

evaluation in supporting governance for sustainable development and learning. This accessible study draws lessons from how … evaluation studies and evaluation systems advance the agendas of sustainable development and good governance. Such studies open … building. It assesses how political-administrative realities affect the design and use of evaluation studies as well as the …

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Explorations in environmental and natural resource economics : essays in honor of Gardner M. Brown, Jr

Layton, David, F. (contributor); … - 2006

Gardner M. Brown, Jr. has been a leading innovator in the development of environmental and natural resource economics. This book comprises essays written in his honor by some of the most distinguished economists working in this field

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