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The economics of public procurement

This volume explores all aspects of contemporary public procurement theory, examining managing risk in procurement, collusion in procurement, efficiency in procurement, transparency in procurement, and auction design.

Advancing development

core themes in global economies

Leading scholars and policymakers reflect on current thinking in development economics and on what may happen during the next two decades. Covering the major themes in development in an accessible way, this original and authoritative contribution highlights new and emerging issues, and shows how research ...

Advances in monetary policy and macroeconomics

There have been important advances in monetary economics and macroeconomics recently. In macroeconomics there has been the paramount development of the New Consensus Macroeconomics along with significant policy implications, thereby giving rise to the notion of New Monetary Policy. This book deals with the key ...

Milton Friedman

a biography

Milton Friedman is one of the world's most important - and certainly one of the most famous - economists of the second half of the twentieth century, a key figure during the resurgence of American conservatism. He was an adviser to the Reagan administration, and he ...

The new golden age

the coming revolution against political corruption and economic chaos

In "The New Golden Age", bestselling author and economist Ravi Batra identifies the roadblocks to economic prosperity - and what we need to do to overcome them. Bringing the same insight and expertise that made books like "The Downfall of Capitalism and Communism" international bestsellers, Batra ...

Next now

trends for the future

From the world-renowned trendspotting duo who has predicted everything from metrosexuality to the growth of global brands comes a new, enlightening look at the future. Based on intensive research and interviews as well as the authors' real-world and business experience in locations across the globe ...

China and the global energy crisis

development and prospect for China's oil and natural gas

China's rapid economic development is having profound implications for energy resources. China has always been exceptionally reliant on its abundant coal, but consumption of oil and gas have grown rapidly since reform began in the 1980s. In spite of vigorous domestic development - most recently ...

The economics of international integration

The splintering of the multilateral trading system into a number of trading blocs and arrangements has been one of the most important issues in international economics, particularly after the establishment of the World Trade Organisation in 1995 and especially after the launch of the Doha ...

Tax policy design and behavioural microsimulation modeling

Tax policy questions may relate to specific problems, concerning perhaps the revenue implications of a particular tax or they may involve an extensive analysis of the cost and redistributive effects of many taxes and transfer payments. This book is concerned with the ways in which ...

The myth of japanese efficiency

the world car industry in a globalizating age

Combining case studies with accessible but rigorous production models and historical background, this provocative book challenges accepted views on Japanese production methods in the world car industry. The book argues that the 'lean and flexible' production model popularly associated with Toyota MC is a myth ...

Liberalization of the postal and delivery sector

Worldwide, postal and delivery economics has attracted considerable interest as the delivery sector undergoes rapid change and the debate on liberalization rages. This compendium of original essays has been selected from papers presented at the Rutgers University CRRI 14th Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics ...

Theories of financial disturbance

an examination of critical theories of finance from Adam Smith to the present day

Theories of Financial Disturbance, now available in paperback, examines how the operations of market-driven finance may initiate and transmit disturbances to the economy at large, by looking in detail at how various economists envisaged such disturbances occurring. This book is more than just a study ...

Termópilas

la batalla que cambió el mundo

#Viajero, ve a Esparta y cuenta que aquí hemos muerto en obediencia a sus leyes# dicen las célebres palabras del poeta Simónides que glorifican el heroísmo de los 300 guerreros espartanos que, liderados por Leónidas, dieron sus vidas en el paso de las Termópilas, conteniendo ...

En resumen

antología poética (1946-2005)

De Leopoldo de Luis dijo un crítico que era la voz poética más grave de la posguerra. Sin duda fue una buena descripción, sobre todo para un largo período de la obra que, iniciada en la década de los cuarenta dentro un tono neorromántico, se ...

Rafael Montesinos

la memoria irreparable

Para muchos, Rafael Montesinos (Sevilla, 1920- Madrid, 2005), es el poeta sevillano de más intensidad lírica desde Luis Cernuda. La memoria irreparable, primera biografía que se le dedica, pretende dar noticias sobre su vida, como gran animador de los círculos literarios madrileños y amigo de ...

Los perros de Dios

Colón, la Inquisición y la caída de Granada

Una magnífica reconstrucción de los primeros años de la Inquisición española, con los grandes hechos de 1492 como telón de fondo. El libro recrea, con una prosa vibrante y efectiva, los orígenes y primeras actividades de la Inquisición española, así como los principales acontecimientos ocurridos ...

Antología del teatro español

El propósito de esta antología es dar a conocer la enorme riqueza de los textos teatrales españoles, cuya lectura puede descubrirnos, además de un mundo de ficción, un auténtico espectáculo. Se han elegido los fragmentos más representativos de la historia del teatro en lengua española ...

Entre el cielo y la tierra

historias curiosas sobre el purgatorio

El purgatorio es un lugar infinitamente desconocido; es prácticamente imposible encontrarse por la vida un santo como los muchos que presenta la autora en esta obra. El objetivo que se marca María Vallejo-Nágera con este libro no es despertar curiosidades insanas y mucho menos convencer ...

When insurers go bust

an economic analysis of the role and design of prudential regulation

In the 1990s, large insurance companies failed in virtually every major market, prompting a fierce and ongoing debate about how to better protect policyholders. Drawing lessons from the failures of four insurance companies, "When Insurers Go Bust" dramatically advances this debate by arguing that the ...

Poverty and discrimination

Many ideas about poverty and discrimination are nothing more than politically driven assertions unsupported by evidence. And even politically neutral studies that do try to assess evidence are often simply unreliable. In "Poverty and Discrimination", economist Kevin Lang cuts through the vast literature on poverty ...