Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION AND ORGANIZATION OF BOOK -- DUTCH AMERICAN INFLUENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY -- NEW NETHERLAND AND ITS DIRECTORS -- RENSSELAERSWYCK AND NEW NETHERLAND -- COLONIAL ERA -- CONSTRUCTION OF THE ERIE CANAL -- WATER AND RAIL...

Um die Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts verfügten die deutschen Bergleute mit den Knappschaftsvereinen über ein eigenes institutionalisiertes Sozialversicherungssystem, dessen historische Wurzeln bis zurück ins Mittelalter reichen und das insbesondere auch beispielgebend für die Ausgestaltung der...

Intro -- Contets -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Positive Feedbacks in the Economy -- 2. Competing Tecnologies, Increasing Returns, and Lock-in By Historical Small Events -- 3. Path-Dependent Processes and the Emergence of Macrostructure -- 4. Industy Location Patterns and the...

We analyze the optimal dynamic scale and structure of a two-sector-economy, where each sector produces one consumption good and one specific pollutant. Both pollutants accumulate at different rates to stocks which damage the natural environment. This acts as a dynamic driving force for the...

A long-lasting dilemma on the efficient provision of services of general economic interest has become increasingly important in the waste management industry: competition or monopoly in municipal solid waste management. Previous literature has primarily examined the economics of scale and scope...