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Urban-Rural Interfaces

Linking People and Nature

By: David N. Laband,B. Graeme Lockaby

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Urban-Rural Interfaces

Linking People and Nature

By: David N. Laband,B. Graeme Lockaby

What is the urban–rural interface? Is it a visual phenomenon, a place where country gives way to neighborhoods and shopping areas in a startling way? Is it a simple factor of population density? There is nothing simple about the urban–rural interface—editors David Laband, Graeme Lockaby, and Wayne Zipperer present the broad spectrum of interdisciplinary complexities at play. Organized into three sections on changing ecosystems, changing human dimensions, and the dynamic integration of human and natural systems, this book is a must read for anyone who works in the real world, where natural and human systems are joined. This is the new sustainability science, an emerging discipline that integrates social and economic values with the physical, chemical, and ecological functions of ecosystems. The goal is optimal management, since our human impact is often significant and far-reaching in both space and time.

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352

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John Wiley & Sons

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ISBN 10

0891186158

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9780891186151

The Transfer Society

Economic Expenditures on Transfer Activity

By: David N. Laband,George McClintock

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The Transfer Society

Economic Expenditures on Transfer Activity

By: David N. Laband,George McClintock

That's not a statement of the amount forcibly redistributed, but of the amount spent in effecting the forcible transfer of resources. And, as the authors show, this is a very conservative estimate of the deadweight losses associated with the transfer society.".

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108

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Cato Institute

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1930865104

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9781930865105

Price Theory and Applications

Decisions, Markets, and Information

By: Jack Hirshleifer,Amihai Glazer,David Hirshleifer

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Price Theory and Applications

Decisions, Markets, and Information

By: Jack Hirshleifer,Amihai Glazer,David Hirshleifer

This new seventh edition of the book offers extensive discussion of information, uncertainty, and game theory. It contains over a hundred examples illustrating the applicability of economic analysis not only to mainline economic topics but also issues in politics, history, biology, the family, and many other areas. These discussions generally describe recent research published in scholarly books and articles, giving students a good idea of the scientific work done by professional economists. In addition, at appropriate places the text provides 'applications' representing more extended discussions of selected topics including rationing in wartime (Chapter 5), import quotas (Chapter 7), alleged monopolistic suppression of inventions (Chapter 9), minimum wage laws (Chapter 11), the effects of Social Security upon saving (Chapter 15), fair division of disrupted property (Chapter 16) and whether individuals should pay ransom to a kidnapper (Chapter 17).

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639

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Cambridge University Press

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1139445456

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9781139445450

Transfer Society

Economic Expenditures on Transfer Activity

By: David N. Laband

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Transfer Society

Economic Expenditures on Transfer Activity

By: David N. Laband

How much time, money, and other resources do Americans devote to influencing the distribution of wealth? According to David Laband and George McClintock, a conservative estimate of the total amount Americans spend on arranging or preventing forced transfers is more than $2,000 for every man, woman, and child in America. That's not a statement of the amount forcibly redistributed, but of the amount spent in effecting the forcible transfer of resources. And, as the authors show, this is a very conservative estimate of the dead-weight losses associated with the transfer society. Through an ambitious cataloguing of different categories of expenditures on forced transfers and research into the amounts expended on each one, Laband and McClintock present a more complete picture of the effects of forced transfers than one would get from merely considering the aggregates of federal and state budgets or estimates of the amounts of wealth that change hands through the various forms of "freelance" redistribution, such as insurance fraud, theft, or extortion. After a careful examination of the measurable forms of dead-weight losses, the authors conclude by noting that the numbers they present understate the magnitude of resource expenditure on transfer activity in the United States. Moreover, the authors discuss the important question of why, relative to the huge amounts of wealth transferred by government at all levels, there is so little observable and measurable expenditure on effecting transfers. This book both poses problems and offers solutions to important issues in economics and political science.

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Cato Institute

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1933995882

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Macroeconomics

Private and Public Choice

By: James D. Gwartney,David Macpherson,Russell S. Sobel,Richard L. Stroup

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Macroeconomics

Private and Public Choice

By: James D. Gwartney,David Macpherson,Russell S. Sobel,Richard L. Stroup

Authors James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, and David Macpherson, believe that a course on principles of economics should focus on the power and relevance of the economic way of thinking. It is this belief and corresponding writing approach that has made Macroeconomics: Private and Public Choice one of South Western Thomson Learning's most solid and enduring texts. Throughout this text, the authors integrate applications and real-world data in an effort to make the basic concepts of economics come alive for the reader.

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South Western Educational Publishing

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0030344743

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Urban-Rural Interfaces

Urban-Rural Interfaces

The Transfer Society

The Transfer Society

Price Theory and Applications

Price Theory and Applications

Transfer Society

Transfer Society

Macroeconomics

Macroeconomics

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