The Power of Supply and Demand: Thinking Tools and Case Studies for Students and Professionals - Lawrence W.C. Lai and Ben T. Yu - 文宇宙｜Bookniverse

The Power of Supply and Demand: Thinking Tools and Case Studies for Students and Professionals

Lawrence W.C. Lai and Ben T. Yu

US $16.00

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2002/12

9789888052936

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Hong Kong University Press

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書籍簡介

Humanities & Social Science > Education

In contrast to many economics texts, which are often abstract and mathematical, this book uses simple language and graphs to demonstrate the general applicability of basic economic concepts, informed by ideas of the transaction cost paradigm, to a wide range of social, physical and legal phenomena. The case studies and applications collected here should enable students and practitioners, especially those in the management of the built and natural environment, to appreciate the power of economic theory in expressing, interpreting, and reviewing policies and practices.

作者簡介

Lawrence W.C. Lai and Ben T. Yu

Lawrence W. C. Lai, with degrees in economics, law, town planning and surveying, is a professor in the Department of Real Estate and Construction, the University of Hong Kong. He specializes in the economic analysis and practice of town planning and environmentalism. Ben T. Yu is trained in both mathematics and economics. After graduating from the University of Washington he taught economics at the University of California at Los Angeles and the University of Hong Kong. He has just retired from being Professor of Economics at the California State University, Northridge.

出版社簡介

Established in 1956, and part of the University of Hong Kong, Asia’s most prominent English-speaking university, HKU Press publishes more than 30 new titles annually, with a growing proportion (more than 25%) in Chinese. Building on Hong Kong's unique global position, HKU Press books examine, critique, and celebrate Asia’s place in the world. We have gained particular renown for publications in Chinese history and culture, law, public health, social work, film/media studies, art and architecture/urban planning.