Principles of Economics: An Asian Edition (For Sale in Asia Only)

N.GREGORY MANKIW

Euston Quah

Peter Wilson

Cengage Learning Asia

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Should Malaysia build a new steel mill, or New York City an urban motorway? Should higher education expand, or water supplies be improved? These are typical questions to which cost-benefit analysis, the key economic tool for analyzing problems of social choice can contribute to, as well as providing a useful vehicle for understanding the practical value of welfare economics. This invaluable text covers the main problems that arise in a typical cost-benefit exercise. Cost-benefit analysis is used everywhere, but its techniques are particularly prominent in fields where there is some kind of ethical dimension. For this edition, E.J. Mishan has been joined by Euston Quah, to explore new themes, including the impact of uncertainty on cost-benefit analysis and to introduce a host of new and up-to-date case studies.

Business & Money

E.J. Mishan

Economics

Routledge

Raymond Toh

Taylor&Francis

Here it is going to happen is the title of a painting memorialising Albert Winsemius industrial survey mission to Singapore. The picture depicts the hilltop view of a pre-industrial Jurong. Besides being a biography of Albert Winsemius, the book examines Albert Winsemius affinity with Singapore and his contributions to the nations economic development. It also looks at his legacy and influence on past, current and future economic planners.

ALBERT WINSEMIUS AND SINGAPORE: HERE IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

World Scientific Publishing

This is the Asian adaptation of N. Gregory Mankiw s market leading textbook Principles of Economics. While maintaining all the strengths of the original book, Professor Euston Quah and Dr. Peter Wilson have provided materials and examples that are most relevant to students in Asia. The book reflects Asian economic institutions and policy, features companies that operate in the region, and includes economic data from various Asian countries.  The text provides Asian students with a solid introduction to the principles and concepts of economics. It retains a strong international focus to enable students to place the Asian experience in a global context. Written for students taking economics for the first time, the book focuses on the core concepts and how these concepts are applied to the real world. Examples and cases throughout the text show students the relevance of the theory they are learning.

The Asia-Pacific region is experiencing the fastest economic growth among the regions of the world. Yet, economic growth in its current form is placing enormous pressure on the environmental carrying capacity of the region. Unless this is properly checked, the environmental carrying capacity for future generations will be seriously compromised. Despite the increasing environmental pressure arising from economic growth, it is only through economic growth that the nations of the region can reduce poverty and improve environmental management. Therefore, the challenge is not to limit economic growth but to convert it into an environmentally sustainable form. In other words, the region has to turn away from the conventional Grow First, Clean Up Later paradigm and move towards the green growth paradigm which harmonises economic growth with environmental sustainability. The book aims to develop the new paradigm for environmentally sustainable economic growth or green growth in Asia and the Pacific. Firstly, it discusses the present status of environmental sustainability, especially the issue of eco-efficiency of consumption and production patterns. Secondly, it looks at the challenging issues of environmental sustainability including the problem of sustainable resource-based development, the controversial relationship between economic growth and environmental sustainability and the relationship between environmental regulation and competitiveness. Finally, it looks at how to make markets work for green growth, utilising public policy to stimulate eco-efficiency, the role of economics and regional cooperation to achieve green growth.   KEY FEATURES   - Discussion and illustration of key green growth concepts such as sustainable development, ecological efficiency and resource productivity.  - Inclusion of more than 150 figures and sets of numerical data to complement analysis of conceptual and technical issues.  - Comparative discussion of Asian-Pacific countries with European ones where appropriate.  - Global perspectives from academics, environmental economists and researchers based in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Korea, Japan, Singapore and New Zealand.

Pursuing Green Growth in Asia and the Pacific

History

Rae Kwon Chung

Asia

Singapore 2065: Leading Insights On Economy And Environment From 50 Singapore Icons And Beyond

As Singapore enters its 50th year of independence, it is a time for introspection to look back at the successes and challenges of the past, but is also a crucial time to consider what the future holds for the nation.
Singapore 2065: Leading Insights on Economy and Environment from 50 Singapore Icons and Beyond is one such key contribution to the endeavour of thinking about what lies ahead. While many forthcoming projects and books take a more retrospective approach reflecting upon Singapore's past, this book adopts a forward-looking perspective, contemplating Singapore's distant future, which is important for posterity. This book is a collection of key insights from 50 iconic individuals of Singapore and beyond, and contains reasoned arguments, speculations and visionary expectations of Singapore's future in 50 years' time.
The book discusses the distant future of Singapore's economy and the environment. What will Singapore's economic and environment landscape be like 50 years from now? Are there trends or scenarios common to the various discussions contained in this book? If there are, how big would be the impact of some of these trends? What and how should the government respond to these projections, expectations and informed visions of tomorrow? In sum, what would Singapore's economy and environment be like in 2065? The book explores a range of possible answers to these questions and more.
Not only will the generations of today be able to gain much insight into Singapore's future by reading this book, but future generations, specifically 100 years after Singapore's independence, will be able to understand and affirm what and how today's generations think about their time. The book is a key contribution to envisioning Singapore's future, which is also vital for understanding what shapes Singapore's landscape today.

SINGAPORE 2065: LEADING INSIGHTS ON ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT FROM 50 SINGAPORE ICONS AND BEYOND

World Scientific Publishing Company

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