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101. Health Economics and Financing
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102. Managerial Economics: Applications,
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103. Hot Stove Economics: Understanding
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104. The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities

101. Health Economics and Financing
by Thomas E. Getzen
Hardcover: 496 Pages (2010-01-07)
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Asin: 0470469013
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Health and medical professionals rely on Getzen for its engaging introduction to the economic analysis of medical markets. It is updated with the latest information in the field including a detailed look at health care reform and the emergence of Barack Obama's plan. The developing health care system in China is covered to provide a more global perspective. Investment cases along with a look at the ROI of specialty medical education are also presented. And new C-B and CEA case studies help health and medical professionals see how to effectively apply the principles and concepts. ... Read more

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4-0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Excellent review of the present literature and ongoing research paradigms. Sets the stage for fiery debate on nationalized healthcare in the United States.

5-0 out of 5 stars Solid, even-handed treatment of a touchy subject
I am currently reading this book for an online course I am taking, and I am very impressed.It is well-reasoned, seeks to look at all perspectives objectively and avoids the trap of taking sides in the current healthcare debate.While the subject matter is by no means easy, the book is nonetheless highly accessible and engaging.I would not hesitate to recommend it to anybody wishing to gain a solid understanding of our healthcare system in the United States.

5-0 out of 5 stars Health Economics and Financing review
I am very happy with the purchase transaction.Delivery was speedy and as ordered. The book is easy to read and being used for a college course.Thanks

5-0 out of 5 stars The perfect introduction to health care economics.
I wrote a paper on managed care competition for an economics course. This book proved invaluable. Without any previous knowledge of health economics, I was able to read, learn, and understand a fairly complex subject in ashort amount of time using this book. The text covers everything butremains at an undergrad level. The arguments and examples are simple,clear, interesting, and easy to remember. I definitely found this to be thebest introduction and overview to health economics, after having read sixor seven books on the subject. ... Read more


102. Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies, and Tactics
by James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris
Hardcover: 792 Pages (2007-05-01)
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Asin: 0324421605
Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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Packed with powerful examples from actual managers, MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS, 11e teaches you how to think analytically -- and make better business decisions. Written by a seasoned and well-respected author team, Managerial Economics equips readers with the economic tools to avoid analytic pitfalls and become more effective managers. Drawing from more than 300 real-world applications, the authors illustrate how actual managers apply economic theories and techniques to solve real business problems. Current, comprehensive, and cutting edge, the text includes extensive coverage of the latest analytical tools in managerial economics, including game-theoretic tactics, information economics, and organizational architecture. It also offers exceptional coverage of international issues, including new material on China and India. Extremely user friendly, the text caters to a variety of learning styles as it presents key analytical concepts in several ways, including tabular analysis, graphical analysis, and algebraic analysis. Students learn in a format with which they are comfortable, making difficult material more accessible and easier to understand. ... Read more

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2-0 out of 5 stars Economic Calculus Nightmare
This whole book is one calculus problem after another. 1/2 time it doesn't explain how to work out the problems and the other 1/2 of the time it doesn't tell you what the results of the math equations mean. Ughhh!

5-0 out of 5 stars Excelent
I have to use the book for managerial economics clase...it has good examples that helps you understand the concepts correctly..... ... Read more


103. Hot Stove Economics: Understanding Baseball's Second Season
by J.C. Bradbury
Paperback: 260 Pages (2010-10-06)
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Asin: 1441962689
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The final out of the World Series marks the beginning of baseball's second season, when teams court free agents and orchestrate trades with the hope of building a championship contender. The real and anticipated transactions generate excitement among fans who discuss the merit of moves in the arena informally known as the “hot stove league.” In Hot Stove Economics, economist J.C. Bradbury answers the hot stove league's most important question: what are baseball players worth? With in-depth analysis, Bradbury identifies the game’s best and worst contracts—revealing the bargains, duds, and players who are worth every penny they receive. From minor-league prospects to major-league MVPs, Bradbury examines how factors such as revenue growth, labor rules, and aging— even down to the month in which players are born—shape players' worth and evaluates how well franchises manage their rosters.He broadly applies the principles of economics to baseball in a way that is both interesting and understandable to sports fanatics, team managers, armchair economists and students alike. ... Read more


104. The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
by Jeffrey Sachs
Paperback: 416 Pages (2006-02-28)
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Asin: 0143036580
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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A landmark exploration of the way out of extreme poverty for the world’s poorest citizens

Among the most eagerly anticipated books of any year, this landmark exploration of prosperity and poverty distills the life work of an economist Time calls one of the world’s 100 most influential people. Sachs’s aim is nothing less than to deliver a big picture of how societies emerge from poverty. To do so he takes readers in his footsteps, explaining his work in Bolivia, Russia, India, China, and Africa, while offering an integrated set of solutions for the interwoven economic, political, environmental, and social problems that challenge the poorest countries. Marrying passionate storytelling with rigorous analysis and a vision as pragmatic as it is fiercely moral, The End of Poverty is a truly indispensable work.Amazon.com Review
Celebrated economist Jeffrey Sachs has a plan to eliminate extreme poverty around the world by 2025. If you think that is too ambitious or wildly unrealistic, you need to read this book. His focus is on the one billion poorest individuals around the world who are caught in a poverty trap of disease, physical isolation, environmental stress, political instability, and lack of access to capital, technology, medicine, and education. The goal is to help these people reach the first rung on the "ladder of economic development" so they can rise above mere subsistence level and achieve some control over their economic futures and their lives. To do this, Sachs proposes nine specific steps, which he explains in great detail in The End of Poverty. Though his plan certainly requires the help of rich nations, the financial assistance Sachs calls for is surprisingly modest--more than is now provided, but within the bounds of what has been promised in the past. For the U.S., for instance, it would mean raising foreign aid from just 0.14 percent of GNP to 0.7 percent. Sachs does not view such help as a handout but rather an investment in global economic growth that will add to the security of all nations. In presenting his argument, he offers a comprehensive education on global economics, including why globalization should be embraced rather than fought, why international institutions such as the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, and World Bank need to play a strong role in this effort, and the reasons why extreme poverty exists in the midst of great wealth. He also shatters some persistent myths about poor people and shows how developing nations can do more to help themselves.

Despite some crushing statistics, The End of Poverty is a hopeful book. Based on a tremendous amount of data and his own experiences working as an economic advisor to the UN and several individual nations, Sachs makes a strong moral, economic, and political case for why countries and individuals should battle poverty with the same commitment and focus normally reserved for waging war. This important book not only makes the end of poverty seem realistic, but in the best interest of everyone on the planet, rich and poor alike. --Shawn Carkonen ... Read more

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4-0 out of 5 stars Limited Scope
The Plan is interesting, yet resides in the realm of theoretical economics, ignoring social aspects and aggregating indicators that do not reflect equity nor the alleviation of poverty across income/gender groups.

5-0 out of 5 stars Economic Development Must-Have!
Great economic development book, covers a wide range of subjects, has photos that help to illustrate the author`s main idea.
Everyone should read this book and rethink their lifestyle.
Cheap buy for it's content!

1-0 out of 5 stars It should have been entitled "The Start to Poverty"!
I'm Polish and I recall very well the "shock therapy" advised by Jeffrey. I have a very strong negative opinion about the plan because of the pain it induced during its execution and its result. I was just curious how Jeffrey will sell his "work" in Poland and therefore I managed to waste my time only to the chapter devoted to my country. Lots of hand-waving about the glorious path of Jeffrey!

Well, as far as I know, Russian citizens (excluding maybe the richest 15%) feel the same about the "shock therapy" . I was just laughing about his description of himself as a savior of nation. The book is laughable and plainly factually incorrect (Martial law ended in 1983, not in 1989 and Poland regained independence in 1918, not 1919).

But yes, Bono's introduction adds a lot of credibility!

4-0 out of 5 stars The West Told Me So
Jeffery Sachs seems like a perfectly intelligent man full of passion and legitamate concern for the severely impoverished persons throughout the world. This book is quite useful particularly the chapters detailing Sachs travels throughout the world assisting various governments with their economic problems. He has much correct about the economic problems facing the developing world, such as his notion that poverty cannot and should not be treated with a one size fits all approach and that there are no magic bullets when it comes to dealing with the problems of the world.

As I read this book, I couldn't help but think of Hannah Teeter-U.S. Olympic Snowboarder who won medals in Torino and Vancouver and the piece NBC did on her during the Olympics about her various charitable causes in Africa and other parts of the world including helping to provide clean drinking water and other facilities for a village in Kenya. Weren't various international organizations aware of these problems throughout Africa and other areas for years if not decades and it takes private citizens just to provide a well for basic drinking water and Sachs demands we give these agencies more money...uh huh yeah.

However Sachs solution of increasing foreign aid through the UN, IMF, World Bank, and other organizationswould seem to be no solution at all. Need I remind Mr. Sachs of the numerous occasions in which the UN and its various agencies have let us down before including various genocides and other relief efforts. Pardon me if I don't have the greatest confidence in the international governing structure. Furthermore, what are we to do, if this big idea does not work? Another quibble is the notion of poverty, my mom makes about 14,000 a year...under Sachs definition we would only be moderately impoverished because we can afford basic needs and an occasional splurge, but I would certainly not call it comfortable knowing that if one thing goes wrong, maybe we won't be able to afford food...government assistance isn't that great.

That being said, Jeff Sachs does get many things right beyond a liberal or conservative bias. The lead-up to the idea is great because it provides a framework that allows the Western reader to see poverty as aworldwide concern that has a stake in the life of even the most jaded wealth possessed Western consumer. The so called solution though, needs work.

5-0 out of 5 stars very pleased
This book arrived quickly, securely wrapped, and in like-new condition.I couldn't be happier. ... Read more


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