The Theory of Environmental Policy
Author: William J Baumol
In this book, Professors Baumol and Oates provide a rigorous and comprehensive analysis of the economic theory of environmental policy. They present a formal, theoretical treatment of those factors infuencing the quality of life. By covering both the theory of externalities and its application to environmental policy, the authors have retained the basic structure and organization of the first edition, which has become a standard reference in the field. In this edition, however, they have updated their analysis to incorporate recent research in enviromental economics.
Interesting book: Healing Your Body Naturally or End of Life Care in Nephrology
Financial System in Nineteenth-Century Britain
Author: Mary Poovey
This unique collection reveals how England rose to a position of international financial supremacy and how writing about finance both monitored and supported that triumph. Featuring primary documents drawn from the period's periodical and business press, it provides an introduction to the most important features of the financial system in nineteenth-century England. Topics covered include currency and credit instruments; the national debt and the stock exchange; banks and the banking system; and the money market, company law, and financial fraud.
Table of Contents:
| Preface | ||
| Chronology of the British Financial System | ||
| Introduction | 1 | |
| 1 | Currency and Credit Instruments | 35 |
| Paper against Gold (1810) | 39 | |
| Substitution of Notes for Coins | 48 | |
| Distinction between Bills of Exchange and Paper Money (1832) | 49 | |
| Bills of Exchange (1885) | 51 | |
| A Biography of a Bad Shilling (1851) | 60 | |
| Gold and Social Politics (1863) | 71 | |
| What Is Money? (1879) | 98 | |
| The Rupee and the Ruin of India (1893) | 111 | |
| 2 | The National Debt and the Stock Exchange | 123 |
| Facts for Enquirers: The National Debt (1843) | 125 | |
| The National Debt and the Stock Exchange (1849) | 127 | |
| Stockbroking and the Stock Exchange (1876) | 149 | |
| Speculative Investments (1876) | 173 | |
| The Singularity of Indian Finance (1872) | 201 | |
| The Financial Condition of India (1878) | 205 | |
| The Genesis of the Industrial Capitalist (1867) | 221 | |
| 3 | Banks and Banking | 229 |
| Ten Minutes' Advice about Keeping a Banker (1839) | 231 | |
| Exposure of the Banking and Funding System (1841) | 238 | |
| The Bank Charter and Commercial Credit (1858) | 242 | |
| The Position of English Joint-Stock Banks (1878) | 258 | |
| Personal Credit (1885) | 277 | |
| The London Times: 13 December 1825, p. 2 | 282 | |
| The London Times: 14 December 1825, p. 2 | 285 | |
| The Administration of a Bank during Seasons of Pressure (1882) | 288 | |
| 4 | The Money Market, Company Law, and Financial Fraud | 301 |
| The State of the Money Market from a Fresh Point of View (1864) | 305 | |
| The Money Market, No. 1: What the Money Market Is and Why It Is So Changeable (1866) | 310 | |
| Whither Is Limited Liability Leading Us? (1864) | 316 | |
| The Panic (1866) | 321 | |
| The Autobiography of a Joint Stock Company (Limited) (1876) | 327 | |
| Glossary | 357 | |
| Contributors' Biographies | 361 | |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | 365 | |
| Index | 373 |
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