Economics, Finance, Business & Industry Textbooks

New and Published Textbooks

1. Low Carbon Nation?

   By Mike Hodson, Simon Marvin

   What does the transition to a Low Carbon Britain mean for the future development of cities and regions across the country? Does it reinforce existing ‘business as usual’ or create new transformational opportunities? Low Carbon Nation? takes an interdisciplinary approach to tackle this critical...

   Published April 1st 2013 by Routledge
2. Philosophy of Economics

   A Contemporary Introduction

   By Julian Reiss

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy

   Philosophy of Economics: A Contemporary Introduction is the first systematic textbook in the philosophy of economics. It introduces the epistemological, metaphysical and ethical problems that arise in economics, and presents detailed discussions of the solutions that have been offered. Throughout,...

   Published March 31st 2013 by Routledge
3. The World of Agricultural Economics

   An Introduction

   By Carin Martiin

   Series: Routledge Textbooks in Environmental and Agricultural Economics

   This textbook takes a truly international approach towards agricultural economics, uniting many different perspectives on the subject and providing insight into agriculture in general, and into how practical farming works in particular. The book is laced throughout with real world examples and...

   Published March 28th 2013 by Routledge
4. Food Policy in the United States

   An Introduction

   By Parke Wilde

   Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture

   This book offers a broad introduction to food policies in the United States. Real-world controversies and debates motivate the book’s attention to economic principles, policy analysis, nutrition science and contemporary data sources. It assumes that the reader's concern is not just the economic...

   Published March 25th 2013 by Routledge
5. Economic Growth and Sustainable Development

   By Peter Hess

   Series: Routledge Textbooks in Environmental and Agricultural Economics

   Economic growth, reflected in increases in national output per capita, makes possible an improved material standard of living. Sustainable development, popularly and concisely defined as ‘meeting the needs of the present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet...

   Published March 24th 2013 by Routledge
6. Business to Business Marketing Management

   A Global Perspective, 2nd Edition

   By Alan Zimmerman, Jim Blythe

   Business to business markets are considerably more challenging than consumer markets and demand specific skills from marketers. Buyers, with a responsibility to their company and specialist product knowledge, are more demanding than the average consumer. The products themselves may be highly...

   Published March 24th 2013 by Routledge
7. Collaborative Design Management

   By Stephen Emmitt, Kirti Ruikar

   The design process has always been central to construction, but recent years have seen its significance increase, and the ways of approaching it multiply. To an increasing degree, other stakeholders such as contractors have input at the design stage, and the designer’s role ...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
8. Contemporary Selling

   Building Relationships, Creating Value - 4th edition

   By Mark W. Johnston, Greg W. Marshall

   Published in previous editions as Relationship Selling, the latest edition of Mark Johnston and Greg Marshall’s Contemporary Selling: Building Relationships, Creating Value continues to set the standard for the most up-to-date and student-friendly selling textbook available anywhere today. The...

   Published March 20th 2013 by Routledge
9. Managing Sport Organizations

   Responsibility for performance

   By Daniel Covell, Sharianne Walker

   Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, Managing Sports Organizations is still the most interesting, challenging, and student-focused introduction to sport management currently available. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this book explores every key topic, issue and concept...

   Published March 20th 2013 by Routledge
10. The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society

    By Arjen Y. Hoekstra

    Water is not only used in the domestic context, but also in agriculture and industry in the production of commercial goods, from food to paper. The water footprint is an indicator of freshwater use that looks at both direct and indirect use of water by a consumer or producer. The water footprint of...

    Published March 18th 2013 by Routledge