Publié 2001
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“…154 (9) The impact of multinationals on the UK economy 163 (9) Conclusion 172 (1) Key points 173 (1) References and further reading 174 (1) 8 Privatization and deregulation 175 (22) Synopsis 175 (1) Nature and importance 176 (1) Reasons for nationalization 176 (3) Privatization 179 (11) Regulation and deregulation 190 (3) Conclusion 193 (1) Key points 194 (1) Note 195 (1) References and further reading 195 (2) 9 Pricing in practice 197 (20) Synopsis 197 (1) Pricing in theory 198 (2) Pricing in practice 200 (12) Conclusion 212 (1) Key points 212 (1) Note 213 (1) References and further reading 213 (4) PART II: Environmental, regional and social
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Economics of the environment 217 (30) Synopsis 217 (1) Role of the environment 218 (2) Sustainable growth 220 (2) Sustainable
economic welfare 222 (2) Global environmental changes 224 (2) Cost-benefit analysis and the environment 226 (3) Market-based and non-market-based incentives 229 (4) Applications of environmental policies 233 (5) Transport and the environment 238 (4) Implementation of policy types 242 (1) Conclusion 243 (1) Key points 243 (1) References and further reading 244 (3) 11 Regional and urban policy 247 (30) Synopsis 247 (1) The regions and their characteristics 248 (1) The regional problem 248 (5) Regional policy in the UK 253 (1) The policy instruments 254 (4) The effectiveness of regional policy 258 (4) The urban problem 262 (3) Urban policy in the UK 265 (5) The effectiveness of urban policy 270 (2) The Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) 272 (2) Conclusion 274 (1) Key points 274 (1) References and further reading 275 (2) 12 Transport 277 (30) Synopsis 277 (1) Characteristics of transport 278 (2) The demand for transport 280 (3) Road transport congestion 283 (11) Government transport policy 294 (9) Conclusion 303 (1) Key points 304 (1) References and further reading 304 (3) 13 Social policy 307 (28) Synopsis 307 (1) The Welfare State 308 (3) Quasi-markets in welfare provision 311 (2) Health care 313 (11) Education and training 324 (4) Housing 328 (4) Conclusion 332 (1) Key points 333 (1) Note 333 (1) References and further reading 333 (2) 14 Distribution of income and wealth 335 (22) Synopsis 335 (1) Distribution and justice 336 (1) Issues in distribution 336 (1) Income distribution between people 337 (5) Income distribution between factors of production 342 (2) The earnings distribution 344 (5) Distribution of wealth 349 (2) Poverty 351 (3) Conclusion 354 (1) Key points 354 (1) References and further reading 355 (2) 15 Trade unions, wages and collective bargaining 357 (34) Synopsis 357 (1) Types of trade union 358 (3) Trade unions and change 361 (4) The employers 365 (3) The government 368 (5) The structure of collective bargaining 373 (3) Wage determination and collective bargaining 376 (6) The effects of collective bargaining 382 (2) Conclusion 384 (1) Key points 385 (1) Notes 386 (1) References and further reading 386 (5) PART III: Macroeconomics 16 Consumption and saving 391 (22) Synopsis 391 (1) Consumption 392 (1) The Keynesian consumption function 392 (5)
Post-Keynesian theories of the consumption function 397 (6) The savings ratio 403 (6) Conclusion 409 (1) Key points 410 (1) Notes 410 (1) References and further reading 411 (2) 17 Investment 413 (18) Synopsis 413 (1) Nature of investment 414 (1) Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation 415 (10) The importance of investment 425 (3) Conclusion 428 (1) Key points 428 (1) References and further reading 429 (2) 18 Public expenditure 431 (20) Synopsis 431 (1) Trends in UK public spending 432 (1) Total managed expenditure (TME) 433 (1) Components of UK public spending 434 (3) The size of public expenditure 437 (1) Explanations of the growth in public expenditure 438 (2) International comparisons of public expenditure 440 (1) Should public expenditure be restricted? …”
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