Elements of Cost-Benefit Analysis (Routledge Revivals)
Elements of Cost-Benefit Analysis (Routledge Revivals)

Author: E. J. Mishan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-07-24

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1317528042

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This book, which was first published in 1972, is not a collection of case-studies in cost-benefit analysis, of which there had been already several in use employing techniques of varying degrees of sophistication. Nor is it a manual of instruction with particular orientation for less developed counties, such as those produced under the auspices of the U.N. and the O.E.C.D. What this volume does attempt is to introduce the student of economics to the logic and the concepts used in cost-benefit analysis.

The Valuation of Social Cost (Routledge Revivals)
The Valuation of Social Cost (Routledge Revivals)

Author: David Pearce

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-02-04

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1135018839

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First published in 1978, The Valuation of Social Cost is concerned both with the idea, and with the practical problems, of placing monetary values on ‘intangible’, non-marketed goods, such as pollution, noise nuisance, personal injury, or the loss of home, neighbours or recreational benefit. A diverse range of contributors critically assess both the theoretical issues and the practical attempts made by economists and others to ‘monetise’ items which cannot be bought or sold. Each section contains a comprehensive literature review and a detailed critical appraisal. Despite being written in the late 70s, this book discusses issues which retain significant importance today.

An Introduction to Rural Settlement Planning (Routledge Revivals)
An Introduction to Rural Settlement Planning (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Paul Cloke

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-18

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 1134693370

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This book, first published in 1983, provided the first thorough and informative introduction to the theory, practice and politics of rural settlement planning. It surveys the conceptual and ideological leanings of those who have developed, implemented and revised rural settlement practice, and gives detailed analysis of planning documentation to assess the extent to which policies have been successfully implemented. Paul Cloke assesses the shortfalls of rural planning and resource management and suggests methods by which a sustainable rural future might be attained. This reissue provides essential background and a comprehensive handbook for those with an interest in rural settlement planning.

Contemporary Economic Analysis (Routledge Revivals)
Contemporary Economic Analysis (Routledge Revivals)

Author: David Currie

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-05-12

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 1317215095

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First published in 1980, this book collects 17 lectures presented at the annual conference of the Association of University Teachers of Economics covering a wide range issues and debates. They include new theoretical points, criticisms of existing theory, the reporting of empirical studies and their implications, and refinements of methodological techniques. Among the topics covered are government deficits and capital accumulation; macroeconomic issues of management policy and foreign trade; empirical studies of foreign exchange markets, and supply and demand of hours of work; public sector and welfare economics; risk and uncertainty; and monopoly, competition and markets.

Economic Efficiency and Social Welfare (Routledge Revivals)
Economic Efficiency and Social Welfare (Routledge Revivals)

Author: E. J. Mishan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-05-13

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1136629556

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First published in 1981, Professor Mishan’s Economic Efficiency and Social Welfare: Selected Essays on Fundamental Aspects of the Economic Theory of Social Welfare is a collection of 22 pioneering essays written while the author was teaching at the London School of Economics and chosen to indicate landmarks in the development of his own thought. Professor Mishan, who also enjoys an international reputation as a popular writer on the impact of modern economic growth on social welfare, is among the foremost authorities in the field of resource allocation, and his influence in his subject area has been profound. Mishan’s essays, while generally accessible to the layman due to the author’s lucidity, his economy in the use of mathematical notation and his concern with perspective, are invaluable reading for the economics undergraduate. The essays are particularly relevant to upper level students of project appraisal, welfare economics and cost benefit analysis requiring a coherent survey of their field of study.

Progress in Rural Geography (Routledge Revivals)
Progress in Rural Geography (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Michael Pacione

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-06-03

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1134598521

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This wide-ranging volume, first published in 1983, reflects the increasing scope of the field of rural geography in the second half of the twentieth century. Although traditional areas of study such as agriculture and the land-use patterns of the countryside remained important, scholars also began to consider rural transport, employment, housing and policy, as well as to develop new theories and methodologies for application to study. The chapters included here addressed the need for a review of the changes that had taken place within the field of rural geography, and as such provide an essential background to students with an interest in rural demography, planning and agriculture.

Design Intervention (Routledge Revivals)
Design Intervention (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Wolfgang F. E. Preiser

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-05-15

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 1317500601

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Design Intervention: Toward a More Humane Architecture, first published in 1991, intends to demonstrate that interest in social issues is alive and well in architecture, that there is a small but effective cadre of dedicated professionals who continue to commit themselves to solving social problems, and that architecture is being applied to the alleviation of the social ills of our time. The editors and contributors in this book have all grappled with their own definitions of design innovation, and express in practical and useful ways their ideas for contributing to a better and less needy world through the architecture they describe. This book will be of interest to students of architecture.