Table of contents
Musings on vertical integration
William J. BaumolStudies the theory of vertical integration, and examines the benefits both to the firm and to society. Looks at the reasons which might precipitate an increase in integration…
The economics of the peace dividend
Keith HartleyStates that the end of the Cold War created expectations of a peace dividend. Analyses and critically evaluates the set of myths about this dividend which emerged. Reviews the…
Wages, incomes policies and employment
Warren P. HoganExplains that, when the Australian Labour Party became the Federal Government after winning the 1983 federal election, it implemented an agreement reached with the Australian…
Discount rates and sustainability
John QuigginReviews the discount rate controversy, and examines sustainability theory and optimal growth theory, tracing the rise in prominence of the former and the decline of the latter…
The moral foundations of The Wealth of Nations
Athol FitzgibbonsDiscusses some of the differences between Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations and his earlier work The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Gives an account of what Smith primarily intended…
Democracy and environment
Jacobus A. DoelemanFocuses on recent environmental decline and market failure to account adequately for environmental values. Looks beyond economics and market failure, and highlights the role of…
Fishery management, environmental protection and trade liberalization
H.F. Campbell, A. McIlgorm, B.M. TsamenyiDiscusses marine environment management and maximization of the sustainable use and non‐use values of the flow of goods and services generated by that environment. Expands on the…
“Second generation” problems associated with economic reform in the pastoral region of China
John W. Longworth, Colin G. Brown, Gregory J. WilliamsonPinpoints how economic and social development in the strategically important pastoral region of China poses many unique problems, in particular the future livelihood of the…
Sustainability of land use in north‐east India: Issues involving economics, the environment and biodiversity
Clem Tisdell, Kartik RoyReports on a mission to north‐east India undertaken in September 1996 with a view to developing a joint research programme on sustainability of land use in that area. Describes…
The creation of a growth‐oriented society in Korea
A.L. MüllerOutlines the process, which commenced at least a century ago, during which appropriate prerequisites for rapid growth were established. Explains that, by 1960, Korea already…
Chinese and Western behavioural differences: understanding the gaps
Hsu O’Keefe, William M. O’KeefeExplores the nature and Confucian roots of selected conflicts identified by Chinese and Westerners when working together in China‐based business joint ventures. Highlights, in…
The Japanese food distribution system and the Large Scale Retail Store Law
K. Tsuchiya, P. RiethmullerSpotlights important developments in the Japanese food distribution system over the past two to three years. States that, foreign pressure, combined with economic and social…
Effects of the subsidy removal of fertilizer on rural poverty in north Sulawesi, Indonesia
Carunia Mulya FirdausyExamines the effects of fertilizer subsidy on the rural poor in Indonesia. Discusses the factors which lead to rural poverty and measures which have been undertaken to combat…
Measuring the benefits and yield from foreign tourism
Larry Dwyer, Peter ForsythSince it is necessary to give up real resources, goods and services to provide for the demands of tourists, the net benefits to an economy from tourism growth are typically…
Globalization of capitalism, agriculture and the negation of nation states
Priyatosh MaitraAttempts to trace the process of internationalization of production since the late nineteenth century, which has laid down the path and pattern of modern economic growth in the…
Equity effects of microeconomic reforms: competition policy in Australia
H.M. KolsenStates that assessment of competition policy in Australia shows that the policy is focused on competition regardless of any imbalances of market power or of its effects on income…
Valuation of gains and losses, fairness and negotiation outcomes
Bernhard F.J. Borges, Jack L. KnetschReports the results of two experimental tests of the extent to which the large disparity between people’s valuation of gains and losses, and related fairness determinations, are…
Health service pricing reforms in Kenya
Germano Mwabu, Joseph Wang’ombeIn December 1989, the Government of Kenya implemented cost sharing reforms in a substantial portion of public health facilities. In September 1990 the Government suspended…
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