This book uses an economic framework to examine the consequences of U.S. farm and food policies for obesity, its social costs, and the implications for government policy. Drawing on evidence from economics, public health, nutrition, and medicine, the authors evaluate past and potential future...

This book examines the causes and consequences of suicide from the perspective of economics. The approach here differs from those in medical, psychiatric, epidemiological, and sociological studies of suicide and is thus novel in a way that highlights the importance of economic and institutional...

Leading experts analyze the impact of the rapid growth of offshore outsourcing in manufacturing and IT. For some it promises more rapid economic growth and for some developing countries it is an opportunity to leapfrog, while others are sidelined but it also means labour and governments may lose...

EINFÜHRUNG -- BETRIEBLICHE SCHADSCHÖPFUNG UND ÖKOLOGISCHE NACHHALTIGKEIT – BETRIEBSWIRTSCHAFTLICHE ANALYSE UND INTERDISZIPLINÄRE PERSPEKTIVEN ZUR EINORDNUNG DES UMWELTKOSTENMANAGEMENTS -- INTEGRIERTES UMWELTKOSTENMANAGEMENT – DAS INSTRUMENT ZUR ABBILDUNG, BEWERTUNG U. GESTALTUNG DES...

Märkte, Güter und Dienstleistungen -- Mobilität -- Lärm -- Elektrosmog -- Gesundheit -- Ökologische Kosten der heutigen Wirtschaft -- Märkte und Gewinne -- Mobilitätsmärkte -- Märkte für Verbrennungsmotoren -- Elektromärkte -- Gesundheitsmärkte -- Grüne Wirtschaft -- Virtualität...

Introduction -- Sustainable Development and Global Climate Change -- Lean Production Philosophy -- The Precast Concrete Industry -- Modelling the Lean Production Philosophy -- Research Design and Methodology -- Applications in Precast Concrete Factories -- Case study of a Precast Concrete...

Climate change and its implications for consumers and policymakers, have been discussed extensively. Adrian Renner provides a unique perspective on how stockholders react if companies move towards a carbon-conscious future. A multi-country event study approach was used to analyze stock market...

Low Carbon Transportation.- Industrial Security under Low Carbon Development -- Workshop on Green Supply Chain Management -- Low Carbon Logistics -- Green Buildings -- Low-Carbon Technology And Low-Carbon Policy -- Low-Carbon Project Management -- Worshop on Low-Carbon Transportation and...