Microeconomics Books

New and Published Books

1. Widening Income Distribution in Post-Handover Hong Kong

   By Hon-Kwong Lui

   Before the handover to China in 1997, Hong Kong’s economic growth was very strong and the unemployment rate dropped to a record low of 2.2 per cent. In recent years, the widening income dispersion in Hong Kong has caught public attention. This book investigates the economic development and changes...

   Published March 24th 2013 by Routledge
2. Money and Markets

   Essays in Honor of Leland B. Yeager

   By Roger Koppl

   Series: Routledge Foundations of the Market Economy

   Important and celebrated economist Leland Yeager is one of the architects of the 'Virginia School' of political economy that has produced two Nobel laureates (James Buchanan and Ronald Coase) and the Public Choice movement. A number of top class contributors have here been brought together...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
3. Modern Applications of Austrian Thought

   Edited by Jürgen G. Backhaus

   Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy

   Austrian economics is often criticized as being hostile to empirical research and seen purely as an ideology. In contrast, the purpose of this book is to show that Austrian economics provides an interesting approach to most conceivable subjects in economics. Edited by Jürgen G. Backhaus, this...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
4. The Theory of the Firm and Chinese Enterprise Reform

   The Case of China International Trust and Investment Corporation

   By Xiao Qin

   Series: Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy

   Changes to corporate structure, including the role of the corporate headquarters, have been key factors in bringing about economic reform in China. In this penetrating and insightful book, Xiao questions the conventional theory of the firm, arguing that the ultimate goal of the headquarters of...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
5. Uncertainty in Economic Theory

   Edited by Itzhak Gilboa

   Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy

   This volume brings together important papers, coupled with new introductions, in the massively influential area of uncertainty in economic theory. Seminal papers are available together for the first time in book format, with new introductions and under the steely editorship of Itzhak Gilboa - this...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
6. Colonial Exploitation and Economic Development

   The Belgian Congo and the Netherlands Indies Compared

   Edited by Ewout Frankema, Frans Buelens

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History

   Since many countries in the world at present were European colonies in the not so distant past, the relationship between colonial institutions and development outcomes is a key topic of study across many disciplines. This edited volume, from a leading international group of scholars, discusses the...

   Published March 17th 2013 by Routledge
7. Energy, Environment and Economic Transformation in China

   By Shiyi Chen

   China has achieved rapid economic growth since the market-oriented reform in 1978 and became the second largest economy in the world in 2010. However, the growth model in China is still extensive in nature and may be characterized with high energy consumption and heavy...

   Published March 6th 2013 by Routledge
8. Principles of Agricultural Economics

   By Andrew Barkley, Paul W. Barkley

   This book showcases the power of economic principles to explain and predict issues and current events in the food, agricultural, agribusiness, international trade, natural resources and other sectors. The result is an agricultural economics textbook that provides students and instructors with a...

   Published February 25th 2013 by Routledge
9. Social Fairness and Economics

   Economic Essays in the Spirit of Duncan Foley

   Edited by Lance Taylor, Armon Rezai, Thomas Michl

   Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy

   This volume brings together papers inspired by the work of Duncan Foley, an extraordinarily productive economist who has made seminal contributions to a wide variety of areas. Foley’s work cannot be easily classified, but one thread that runs through it is a critical examination (along both ethical...

   Published February 20th 2013 by Routledge
10. Migration and Inequality

    Edited by Tanja Bastia

    Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics

    The ‘migration-development’ nexus has emerged as an important area of both research and policy over the last ten years. However, most of the interest has focused on the potential that migration holds for poverty alleviation. Relatively little attention has been paid to the relationship between...

    Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge