The book examines the methodological challenges in analyzing the effectiveness of development policies. It presents a selection of tools and methodologies that can help tackle the complexities of which policies work best and why, and how they can be implemented effectively given the political...

Part I. Overview of Development Goals -- Chapter 1: The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): What are they? How were they devised? Were they appropriate for developing countries? -- Part II. What Influenced MDGs? -- Chapter 2: Ethnic diversity and MDGs -- Chapter 3: Social capital and MDGs --...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Rethinking (or refreshing) the definition of green behaviors -- Chapter 3: Three shades of green behaviors: definitions and main issues -- Chapter 4: Drivers of green behaviors: A short review -- Chapter 5: Research on green behaviors: mapping trends --...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part 1. What we have learned from the interviews -- Chapter 2. The goal, context, and methods behind our case studies -- Chapter 3. What do our case studies tell us? -- Part 2. New questions the interviews have raised -- Chapter 4. The decision to implement UBI...

This book thoroughly prepares intermediate-level readers for research in social science, organization studies, economics, finance, marketing science, and business science as complex adaptive systems. It presents the advantages of social simulation studies and business intelligence to those who...

Chapter 1 Introduction: Purpose and Organization of This Book -- Part I Housing Markets and the Macro Economy -- Chapter 2 House-Price Dynamics and Effects on the Macro Economy -- Chapter 3 Housing Market Imperfections and Distortions Resulting from Criteria Based on House Floor Space -- Chapter...

This book analyzes how companies and employees can endogenously, i.e., without hiring external experts or consultants, achieve competitive advantages by deviating from behavioral standards in a productive way. The study explores eight transformative behavioral innovations that shaped the...

Preface -- Chapter 1. What Is Economic Psychology?:The Perspective of Economic Psychology and the Research Framework -- Chapter 2. Rational Choice and Revealed Preference:Theoretical Representation of Preference Relations Leading to the Best Choice -- Chapter 3. Expected Utility Theory and...

1. Introduction -- 2. Christian Faith and Economics -- 3. Biblical Stewardship and Economic Progress -- 4. Rationality and Alienation: Themes from Ghandi -- 5. Consumerism in Contemporary China -- 6. Anglican Christians and Modern Political Economy -- 7. Islamic Finance, Consumer Protection and...