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CONTENTS: Preface, Introduction, Background, 'Saving the Rhino', Rhino Economics, An Alternative Approach: Property Rights, The Future of Rhinos, Summary.

Learning to read is the most important task of early childhood. All parents, indeed all of us, should be concerned that the methods used to teach this crucial skill are the best possible. In this book, the author describes the findings of the most up-to-date experimental research on beginning reading instruction. However, an examination of how children are taught to read reveals a large discrepancy between the methods currently used and those ...

Dr Ridley is one of a number of environmentalists who are seeking to counter the inaccurate and misleading opinions of 'mainstream environmentalism'. This volume brings together a selection of 30 of Dr Ridley's 'Down to Earth' columns which appeared in The Sunday Telegraph.

Peter King shows how the arguments in favour of central and local government control of so-called social housing do not stand up to close scrutiny. Indeed, the policy of the current government will be ineffective in pursuing the government's own aims. Instead, Peter King shows how directing subsidies through the consumers of housing can achieve better housing without political control.

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The Mont Pelerin Society brings together individuals to defend, support and promote liberal values across the globe.

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Politicians around the world have signed up to achieving carbon net zero by 2050, putting environmental taxes and subsidies at the heart of energy policy. This has created a complex and costly merry-go-round in which even fossil fuels end up being subsidised, a chaotic system that is wide open to regulatory capture - and to an ideologically motivated agenda. Authors Philip Booth and Carlo Stagnaro argue for a rational 'polluter pays' system of...

There seem to be 'wars on drugs' everywhere but little sign that they are being won. Richard Stevenson of Liverpool University reviews the alternatives to prohibition which, he says, creates external costs in terms of gangsterism, corruption and law enforcement costs. He produces a detailed case for legalisation 'as a response to drug problems which offers substantial savings and deals directly and swiftly with criminality'. It would no longer...

Businesses around the world face increasing turbulence in their economic and social environments. The pace of change in market economies seems to be ever accelerating. In this book, the authors consider some of the implications for management of different views of the firm. They point to the need, in these days of global markets and increased uncertainty, for firms to be flexible and responsive to market-place requirements.

Applies the ideas of 'chaos theory', usually found in the natural sciences, to economic and social systems, with some profound implications for the management of business and the economy. This title provides an introduction to the application of Chaos Theory to the social sciences.

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International trade has created a highly interdependent world. Everyday products - such as phones, trainers or cars - are designed, manufactured and assembled across several different countries, by countless different companies, both large and small, involving millions of people of all nationalities, creeds and cultures. We take much of this creativity and competition for granted. But it wouldn't be possible without the peaceful collaboration ...

Entrepreneurs play a pivotal role in boosting progress, productivity and prosperity. They drive economic growth and create new opportunities. Their innovations transform people's lives. Yet their enormous contribution is not widely understood - and is often completely overlooked in economics textbooks. Here, author Eamonn Butler sets the record straight - explaining the vital role of entrepreneurship, exploring its economic and social signific...

How can health services in the UK and Europe be improved?

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Raising the Roof addresses one of the key issues of our era - the UK's housing crisis.

This report, funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), examines the effect of UK government policies on energy use and carbon pricing. The work was undertaken by researchers from the ESRC Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), in collaboration with the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and the Grantham Research Insti...

This collection of essays provides fascinating insights into the nature of high pay and provides a compelling contribution to one of today's most contentious issues.