Edward Elgar Publishing: 369 books
Monetary Regimes and Inflation
History, Economic and Political Relationships, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Exploring the characteristics of inflations and comparing historical cases from Roman times up to the modern day, this book provides an in depth discussion of the subject. It analyses the high and moderate inflations caused by the inflationary bias of political systems and economic relationships, as...
by Pascal Salin
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2016
The international monetary system, and the disparate systems that make it up, are complex and there are many fallacies surrounding the ways in which they work. This book provides a clear and rigorous understanding of these systems and their possible consequences.
The Generational Welfare Contract
Justice, Institutions and Outcomes
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
This groundbreaking book brings together perspectives from political philosophy and comparative social policy to discuss generational justice. Contributing new insights about the preconditions for designing sustainable, inclusive policies for all of society, the authors expose the possibilities of supporting...
Sick of Inequality?
An Introduction to the Relationship between Inequality and Health
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
There is a clear trend in rich countries that despite rising incomes and living standards, the gap between rich and poor is widening. What does this mean for our health? Does increasing income inequality affect outcomes such as obesity, life expectancy and subjective well-being? Are rich and poor groups...
Post-Communist Welfare States in European Context
Patterns of Welfare Policies in Central and Eastern Europe
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2016
This is the first book providing a comprehensive and systematic empirical assessment of the post-communist welfare states in Central and Eastern Europe in the context of their Western European counterparts. Based on the classical typologies of welfare regimes, the study systematically compares 26 European...
by Reuven S. Avi-Yonah
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Advanced Introduction to International Tax Law provides a concise yet wide-ranging overview of the key issues surrounding taxation and international law from a world authority on international tax.Systems of taxation deviate between jurisdictions, and contrasting, income based levies on both individuals...
The Political Economy of Sustainable Development
Policy Instruments and Market Mechanisms
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2015
Since the Rio ‘Earth’ Summit of 1992, sustainable development has become the major policy response to tackling global environmental degradation, from climate change to loss of biodiversity and deforestation. Market instruments such as emissions trading, payments for ecosystem services and timber...
by Motoshi Suzuki
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2016
Globalization and the Politics of Institutional Reform in Japan illuminates Japan’s contemporary and historical struggle to adjust policy and the institutional architecture of government to an evolving global order. This focused and scholarly study identifies that key to this difficulty is a structural...
Challenging Neoliberalism
Globalization and the Economic Miracles in Chile and Taiwan
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2016
Neoliberalism, which advocates free markets without government interference, has become increasingly utilized and controversial over the last three and a half decades. This book presents case studies of Chile and Taiwan, two countries that seemingly prospered from adopting neoliberal strategies, and finds that their developmental histories challenge neoliberalism in fundamental ways.
Energy Security, Trade and the EU
Regional and International Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2016
Energy security is a burning issue in a world where 1.4 billion people still have no access to electricity. This book is about finding solutions for energy security through the international trading system. Focusing mainly on the European Union as a case study, this holistic and comprehensive analysis...
The Logic of Chinese Politics
Cores, Peripheries and Peaceful Rising
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
Europe and China have a long intermingled history reaching back to the earliest phases of the shift to the modern world. In the twenty-first century Europe and China are rediscovering their interlinked histories and reestablishing relationships. One aspect of this process involves cutting through received...
The Ecological Footprint
New Developments in Policy and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2015
The ecological footprint is one of the most prominent tools used to measure environmental sustainability, and its rise in academic and policy debates since the early 1990s has been remarkable. Drawing upon research and examples from around the world, the authors critically examine the claims made of...
Regulating Health Foods
Policy Challenges and Consumer Conundrums
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
With ageing populations, rising incomes and a growing recognition of the link between diet and health, consumers are interested in new food products, supplements and ingredients with purported health benefits. The food industry has responded with new food innovations, formulations and enhancements that...
Environmental Governance through Partnerships
A Discourse Theoretical Study
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Transnational partnerships have become mainstream across levels and issues of environmental governance, following their endorsement by the UN in 2002. Despite apparent success, their desirability as a way of governing human interactions with the planet’s ecosystems has not yet been properly investigated....