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Economic diplomacy and the geography of international trade
Van Bergeijk, Peter A. G. - 2009
The book presents an overview of the general aspects of trade uncertainty, a central element in the analysis of economic diplomacy, illustrating that some instruments, such as sanctions (both positive and negative), increase trade uncertainty, whilst others--multilateral trade policy, for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851239
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Economic sanctions
Malloy, Michael P. - 2015
Economic Sanctions highlights the leading legal scholarship of the past 12 years on the theory and practice of international economic sanctions. Michael P. Malloy, an internationally recognized specialist in the subject, discusses current challenges concerning the use of sanctions as tools of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852190
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China and the global energy crisis : development and prospects for China's oil and natural gas
Kambara, Tatsu - 2007
conclude that there are no fundamental reasons for anxiety about China's demands on the world energy economy, but they …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420006
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Middle East oil exporters : what happened to economic development?
Askari, Hossein - 2006
Middle East Oil Exporters presents a detailed picture of the economic structure and a critical survey of the recent economic performance of the Middle East. The focus is especially on the large oil-exporting nations, although the smaller producers are represented as well. The author illustrates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851821
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The Russian oil economy
Considine, Jennifer I. - 2002
In this unique work, Jennifer Considine and William Kerr contend that while OPEC currently dominates the international oil market, Russia will be a key player in the future international energy market. Indeed, Russia's petroleum resources rival those of Saudi Arabia. More than almost any other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851442
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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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The handbook on the political economy of war
Coyne, Christopher J. (contributor);  … - 2011
By defining political economy and war in the broadest sense, this unique Handbook brings together a wide range of interdisciplinary scholars from economics, political science, sociology, and policy studies to address a multitude of important topics. These include an analysis of why wars begin,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850752
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Reforming healthcare systems
Marmor, Theodore - 2011
Industrialized World', Health Affairs, 24, 903-14. -- Beckfield, J. and N. Krieger (2009), 'Epi + demos + cracy: Linking Political … Quality of Life in the Contemporary World, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 311-31. … Reality of Managerialism', in Fads, Fallacies and Foolishness in Medical Care Management and Policy, Singapore: World …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420117
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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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The economics of health behaviours
Kenkel, Donald Scott (contributor);  … - 2008
This three-volume set brings together the most important and interesting papers on the economics of health behaviours such as smoking, drinking, drug use, and risky sex. Volume I explores the theoretical foundations; it also includes empirical papers on the household production of health and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852231