Springer Japan: 783 books
by Katsuhisa Uchiyama
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2016
This book investigates the relationship between environmental degradation and income, focusing on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from around the world, to explore the possibility of sustainable development under global warming. Although many researchers have tackled this problem by estimating the...
Modern Classical Economics and Reality
A Spectral Analysis of the Theory of Value and Distribution
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2016
This book presents an in-depth, novel, and mathematically rigorous treatment of the modern classical theory of value based on the spectral analysis of the price–profit–wage rate system. The classical theory is also subjected to empirical testing to show its logical consistency and explanatory...
by Takashi Negishi
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
Developments of International Trade Theory offers the life-long reflections of a distinguished Japanese scholar who pioneered the application of general equilibrium theory to international trade. Written in a style that makes it easily accessible to scholars and students, the book combines standard...
Behavioral Interactions, Markets, and Economic Dynamics
Topics in Behavioral Economics
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2015
This book collects important contributions in behavioral economics and related topics, mainly by Japanese researchers, to provide new perspectives for the future development of economics and behavioral economics. The volume focuses especially on economic studies that examine interactions of multiple...
by Yoko Tanokura, Genshiro Kitagawa
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2016
This book presents a new statistical method of constructing a price index of a financial asset where the price distributions are skewed and heavy-tailed and investigates the effectiveness of the method. In order to fully reflect the movements of prices or returns on a financial asset, the index...
Elements of Neo-Walrasian Economics
A Survey
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
This book aims to explain to the readers the basic idea of the general equilibrium theory, which forms the core of the current mainstream economics called neoclassical school. To understand this theory is absolutely necessary, either to study further or to criticize the contemporary economic theories....
by Michihiro Ohyama
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2016
This book develops new, original methods of welfare comparison and comparative dynamics between distinct and discretely positioned (rather than continuously related) socioeconomic situations. These methods are not only realistic but also extremely relevant to serious economic problems. Using them,...
Livelihood Security in Northwestern Himalaya
Case Studies from Changing Socio-economic Environments in Himachal Pradesh, India
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2014
This book identifies and analyzes livelihood impacts of recent environmental and socio-economic changes in urban and rural settings of the mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh, north western Himalaya, India. The findings of the research deal with the broader objectives of the changing patterns of...
Rebalancing for Sustainable Growth
Asia’s Postcrisis Challenge
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2015
The Asian model of export-led growth served it well in the post-war period, but prolonged sluggish growth of the developed economies following the global financial crisis, together with growing inequality and rising environmental problems, point to the need for a new growth model. The purpose of this...
Chile’s Salmon Industry
Policy Challenges in Managing Public Goods
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
This book is the first to analyze Chile’s salmon farming industry in discussing industrial development in terms of the management of public goods. The book highlights important aspects of learning and capacity development, environmental sustainability, institutions, and social welfare or inclusiveness.
With...
Topical Themes in Energy and Resources
A Cross-Disciplinary Education and Training Program for Environmental Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2015
This book combines issues several critical ones in the energy field (low-energy technologies, renewable energies such as the hydrogen economy, and geothermal energy).
Moving towards a more sustainable world requires a complete revolution in the way we manage energy and resources. However, from...
by Kohmei Halada, Takashi Nakamura
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
This book focuses on the fundamental concept of and current endeavors in “urban mining” among those who are interested in both metal resources and ecology. Systems for recycling and reusing precious metals and rare-earth minerals contained in used and discarded electronics are introduced in this...
Production Networks and Enterprises in East Asia
Industry and Firm-level Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2015
The book provides a comprehensive examination of patterns and determinants of production networks in East Asia, a key driver in the region’s global success. It provides the reader with an accessible understanding of the theoretical literature on production networks and recent developments in empirical...
Service Innovation
Novel Ways of Creating Value in Actor Systems
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2016
This is the first book that summarizes the 20-year history of service innovation research and combines it with the future need to adopt a systems view in the field of service research. The book emphasizes that the most urgent issues of today’s economies – the development of welfare and sustainability...