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How Lives Change

Palanpur, India, and Development Economics

By: Himanshu,Peter Lanjouw,Nicholas Stern

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How Lives Change

Palanpur, India, and Development Economics

By: Himanshu,Peter Lanjouw,Nicholas Stern

Development economics is about understanding how and why lives change. How Lives Change: Palanpur, India, and Development Economics studies a single village in a crucially important country to illuminate the drivers of these changes, why some people do better or worse than others, and what influences mobility and inequality. How Lives Change draws on seven decades of detailed data collection by a team of dedicated development economists to describe the evolution of Palanpur's economy, its society, and its politics. The emerging story of integration of the village economy with the outside world is placed against the backdrop of a rapidly transforming India and, in turn, helps to understand the transformation. It puts development economics into practice to assess its performance and potential in a unique and powerful way to show how the development of one village since India's independence can be set in the context of the entire country's story. How Lives Change sets out the role of, and scope for, public policy in shaping the lives of individuals. It describes how changes in Palanpur's economy since the late 1950s were initially driven by the advance of agriculture through land reforms, the expansion of irrigation and the introduction of "green revolution" technologies. Since the mid-1980s, newly emerging off-farm opportunities in nearby towns and outside agriculture became the key driver of growth and change, profoundly influencing poverty, income mobility, and inequality in Palanpur. Village institutions are shown to have evolved in subtle but clear ways over time, both shaping and being shaped by economic change. Individual entrepreneurship and initiative is found to play a critical role in driving and responding to the forces of change; and yet, against a backdrop of real economic growth and structural transformation, this book shows that human development outcomes have shown only weak progress and remain stubbornly resistant to change.

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Oxford University Press

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0192529064

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Constructing an Indicator of Consumption for the Analysis of Poverty

Principles and Illustrations with Reference to Ecuador

By: Jesko Hentschel,Peter Lanjouw

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Constructing an Indicator of Consumption for the Analysis of Poverty

Principles and Illustrations with Reference to Ecuador

By: Jesko Hentschel,Peter Lanjouw

Living Standards Measurement Study Working Paper No. 123. This paper analyzes the determinants of demand for medical services in urban areas of Bolivia. It also examines the possible trade-offs between cost recovery and the use of health services for different age, sex, ethnic, and income groups. The data, drawn from a multipurpose household survey conducted by the World Bank and Bolivia's statistical office, are used in designing an econometric model to measure the price elasticity of demand for medical care.

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World Bank Publications

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0821335847

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Intellectual Property and Information Wealth

Issues and Practices in the Digital Age [4 volumes]

By: Peter K. Yu

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Intellectual Property and Information Wealth

Issues and Practices in the Digital Age [4 volumes]

By: Peter K. Yu

Until recently, issues of intellectual property were relegated to the experts—attorneys, legal scholars, rightsholders, and technology developers who wrangled over interpretations and enforcement of copyright, patent, and trademark protections. But in today's knowledge-based economy, intellectual property protection has taken on fundamentally new proportions, as a subject of urgency for businesses (whose survival depends on protection of their intangible assets) and as a subject of cultural importance that grabs front-page headlines (as the controversy over Napster and high-profile revelations of plagiarism, for example, have illustrated). This landmark set of essays brings new clarity to the issues, as societies around the world grapple with the intricacies and complexities of intellectual property, and its impact on business, law, policy, and culture. Featuring insights from leading scholars and practitioners, Intellectual Property and Information Wealth provides rigorous analysis, historical context, and emerging practical applications from the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Volume 1 focuses on protections to novels, films, sound recordings, computer programs, and other creative products, and covers such issues as authorship, duration of copyright, fair use of copyrighted materials, and the implications of the Internet and peer-to-peer file sharing. Volume 2 explains the fundamental protections to inventors of devices, mechanical processes, chemical compounds, and other inventions, and examines such issues as the scope and limits of patent protection, research exemptions and infringement, IP in the software and biotech industries, and trade secrets. Volume 3 looks at the protections to distinctive symbols and signs, including brand names and unique product designs, and features chapters on consumer protection, trademark and the first amendment, brand licensing, publicity and cultural images, and domain names. Volume 4 takes the discussion to the global level, addressing a wide range of issues, including not only enforcement of IP protections across borders, but also their implications for international trade and investment, economic development, human rights, and public health.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313056102

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9780313056109

Developmental Dilemmas

Land Reform and Institutional Change in China

By: Peter Ho

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Developmental Dilemmas

Land Reform and Institutional Change in China

By: Peter Ho

Developmental Dilemmas singles out land as an object of study and places it in the context of one of the world's largest and most populous countries undergoing institutional reform: the People's Republic of China. The book demonstrates that private property protected by law, the principle of 'getting-the-prices-right', and the emergence of effectively functioning markets are the outcome of a given society's historical development and institutional fabric. Peter Ho argues that the successful creation of new institutions hinges in part on choice and timing in relation to the particular constellation of societal, economic, political and cultural parameters. Disregarding these could result in rising inequality, bad land stewardship, and the eruption of land-related grievances.

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Routledge

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1134231520

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The End of Poverty

Inequality and Growth in Global Perspective

By: Peter Edward,Andy Sumner

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The End of Poverty

Inequality and Growth in Global Perspective

By: Peter Edward,Andy Sumner

In this book Edward and Sumner argue that to better understand the impact of global growth on poverty it is necessary to consider what happens across a wide range of poverty lines. Starting with the same datasets used to produce official estimates of global poverty, they create a model of global consumption that spans the entire world’s population. They go on to demonstrate how their model can be utilised to understand how different poverty lines imply very different visions of how the global economy needs to work in order for poverty to be eradicated.

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Springer

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3030147649

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Unmaking China's Development

The Function and Credibility of Institutions

By: Peter Ho

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Unmaking China's Development

The Function and Credibility of Institutions

By: Peter Ho

Why would the removal of authoritarian institutions in some developing countries lead to sustained socio-economic crisis, while others experience explosive growth despite 'persisting' informal, insecure and rent-seeking institutional arrangements? A key to solving this enigma lies in understanding China, a country where the paradoxes of development are highly visible. Peter Ho argues that understanding China's economy necessitates an analytical refocusing from Form to Function, detached from normative assumptions about institutional appearance and developing instead a 'Credibility Thesis'. In this reading, once institutions endogenously emerge and persist through actors' conflicting interactions, they are credible. Ho develops this idea theoretically, methodologically, and empirically by examining institutions around the sector that propelled, yet, simultaneously destabilizes development: real estate - land, housing and natural resources. Ho shows how this sector can further both our understanding of institutions and issues of capital, labor, infrastructure and technology.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108508979

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9781108508971

Research Handbook on Biodiversity and Law

By: Michael Bowman,Peter Davies,Edward Goodwin

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Research Handbook on Biodiversity and Law

By: Michael Bowman,Peter Davies,Edward Goodwin

The crucial importance of biodiversity law to future human welfare is only now being fully appreciated. This wide-ranging Handbook presents a range of perspectives from leading international experts reflecting up-to-date research thinking on the vital subject of biodiversity and its interaction with law. Through a rigorous examination of the principles, procedures and practices that characterise this area of law, this timely volume effectively highlights its objectives, implementation, achievements, and prospects. More specifically, the work addresses the regulatory challenges posed by the principal contemporary threats to biological diversity, the applicable general principles of international environmental law and the visions, values and voices that are shaping the development of the law. Presenting thematic rather than regime-based coverage, the editors demonstrate the state-of-the-art of current research and identify future research needs and directions. This comprehensive and authoritative Handbook will be an indispensable resource for legal scholars, students and practitioners alike.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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178100479X

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9781781004791

Making Social Spending Work

By: Peter H. Lindert

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Making Social Spending Work

By: Peter H. Lindert

How does social spending relate to economic growth and which countries have got this right and wrong? Peter Lindert examines the experience of countries across the globe to reveal what has worked, what needs changing, and who the winners and losers are under different systems. He traces the development of public education, health care, pensions, and welfare provision, and addresses key questions around intergenerational inequality and fiscal redistribution, the returns to investment in human capital, how to deal with an aging population, whether migration is a cost or a benefit, and how social spending differs in autocracies and democracies. The book shows that what we need to do above all is to invest more in the young from cradle to career, and shift the burden of paying for social insurance away from the workplace and to society as a whole.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108808239

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9781108808231

Health Economics

By: Jay Bhattacharya,Timothy Hyde,Peter Tu

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Health Economics

By: Jay Bhattacharya,Timothy Hyde,Peter Tu

Comprehensive in coverage this textbook, written by academics from leading institutions, discusses current developments and debates in modern health economics from an international perspective. Economic models are presented in detail, complemented by real-life explanations and analysis, and discussions of the influence of such theories on policymaking. Offering sound pedagogy and economic rigor, Health Economics focuses on building intuition alongside appropriate mathematical formality, translating technical language into accessible economic narrative. Rather than shying away from intellectual building blocks, students are introduced to technical and theoretical foundations and encouraged to apply these to inform empirical studies and wider policymaking. Health Economics provides: - A broad scope, featuring comparative health policy and empirical examples from around the world to help students relate the principles of health economics to everyday life - Coverage of topical issues such as the obesity epidemic, economic epidemiology, socioeconomic health disparities, and behavioural economics - A rich learning resource, complete with hundreds of exercises to help solidify and extend understanding. This book is designed for advanced undergraduate courses in health economics and policy but may also interest postgraduate students in economics, medicine and health policy. Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/health-economics. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137029978

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The Subsidy from Nature

Palm Forests, Peasantry, and Development on an Amazon Frontier

By: Anthony Bennett Anderson,Peter Herman May,Michael J. Balick

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The Subsidy from Nature

Palm Forests, Peasantry, and Development on an Amazon Frontier

By: Anthony Bennett Anderson,Peter Herman May,Michael J. Balick

Nature subsidy; The regional setting; The natural history of babassu; Babassu in the household economy; Babassu in the market economy; Propects for development; Nature subsidy revisited.

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Columbia University Press

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0231072228

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9780231072229

Etymological Dictionary of Grasses

By: Harold T. Clifford,Peter D. Bostock

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Etymological Dictionary of Grasses

By: Harold T. Clifford,Peter D. Bostock

The dictionary provides explanations of the meaning and origins of generic and specific names of grasses, one of the largest and economically most important plant families. There are about 15,000 entries which far exceeds in number those of any other dictionary in print. Most of the names published during the past 250 years are included. This work should be of value to a wide audience including ecologists, agronomists, and anthropologists.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540384340

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Economic Diplomacy and the Geography of International Trade

By: Peter A. G. van Bergeijk

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Economic Diplomacy and the Geography of International Trade

By: Peter A. G. van Bergeijk

The book presents an overview of the general aspects of trade uncertainty, a central element in the analysis of economic diplomacy, illustrating that some instruments, such as sanctions (both positive and negative), increase trade uncertainty, whilst others - multilateral trade policy, for instance - aim to reduce this uncertainty. Commercial policy and bilateral economic diplomacy are explored, and economic sanctions analysed. An extensive review of the literature and empirical investigations of 161 sanctions and the commercial relationships of 37 countries provide topical and empirical perspectives on how international diplomacy may both be a cost and a benefit of the key drivers of productivity growth. Finally, policy conclusions are drawn, and a future research agenda presented.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1781007772

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9781781007778

Rosen & Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult

By: Jeffrey J. Schaider,Stephen R. Hayden,Richard E. Wolfe,Adam Z. Barkin,Philip Shayne,Peter Rosen,Roger M. Barkin

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Rosen & Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult

By: Jeffrey J. Schaider,Stephen R. Hayden,Richard E. Wolfe,Adam Z. Barkin,Philip Shayne,Peter Rosen,Roger M. Barkin

The sixth edition of this comprehensive yet concise Rosen & Barkin’s 5 Minute Emergency Medicine Consult pulls together up-to-date and evidence-based practice guidelines for easy use in a busy emergency department. In just two brief, bullet-friendly, clutter-free pages, you can quickly decipher the information you need to confirm your diagnosis, order tests, manage treatment and more!

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1496392973

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Book's by Peter Lanjouw

How Lives Change

How Lives Change

Constructing an Indicator of Consumption for the Analysis of Poverty

Constructing an Indicator of Consumption for the Analysis of Poverty

Intellectual Property and Information Wealth

Intellectual Property and Information Wealth

Developmental Dilemmas

Developmental Dilemmas

The End of Poverty

The End of Poverty

Unmaking China's Development

Unmaking China's Development

Research Handbook on Biodiversity and Law

Research Handbook on Biodiversity and Law

Making Social Spending Work

Making Social Spending Work

Health Economics

Health Economics

The Subsidy from Nature

The Subsidy from Nature

Etymological Dictionary of Grasses

Etymological Dictionary of Grasses

Economic Diplomacy and the Geography of International Trade

Economic Diplomacy and the Geography of International Trade

Rosen & Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult

Rosen & Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult

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