Collates research on Internet engineering and economics with the intention of establishing metrics for economic analysis of Internet transactions. The text covers the following issues: Internet econom
In April 1995, the USA Tax Bill was introduced into the United State Senate. This text is concerned with the theory and design of the progressive consumption tax and describes the ideals on which the
The combined study of logic and language goes back at least as far as the Middle Ages. In the last twenty-five years it has gained momentum with the formulation of Montague semantics and Generative Sy
Communications thinker and prophet Marshall McLuhan gave us the phrases "the medium is the message" and "global village". Today, with the explosion of electronic technologies and o
Shipwreck with Spectator traces the evolution of the complex of metaphors related tothe sea, to shipwreck, and to the role of the spectator in human culture from ancient Greece tomodern times.
The Return of the Real presents an original reading of art and theory over the last three decades, with special emphasis to the controversial connections between the two. It also rethinks the relatio
The United States Social Security fund is huge and in trouble. The United Kingdom has experimented with the voluntary contracting out of pensions to the private sector. Chile has privatized its public
Historically, economists sought to understand the economic significance of macro fluctuations associated with seasons. During the 1920s and 1930s, the focus shifted to business cycles, and seasonal fl
This second volume of a two-volume set examines legal aspects of the current international trading situation, with sections on the GATT legal framework, environmental and labor standards, competition
With the end of the Cold War, pundits have made a fetish first of the new world order and then of the new world disorder. Order and Disorder after the Cold War brings together 24 articles from The Was
A thoroughly modern, comprehensive treatment of the probability and statistical foundations of econometrics with special emphasis on the linear regression model. The standard introductory texts to m
From Malthus to Becker, the economic approach to population growth and its interactions with the surrounding economic environment has undergone a major transformation. Population Economics elucidates
Leon Vaudoyer (1803-1872) was, with Felix Duban, Henri Labrouste and Louis Duc, one of the "romantic" beaux-arts architects who challenged both the authority and the philosophy of the French Academy i
Regulatory reform had its beginnings in the United States in the 1970s, and today it is taking place around the globe. One of the central questions for industrial policy is how to regulate firms with
Provides a detailed analysis of the DICE model (Dynamic Integrated model of Climate and the Economy) as well as an extensive analysis of the model's results.Coping with the challenges of global warmin
Provides a detailed analysis of the DICE model (Dynamic Integrated model of Climate and the Economy) as well as an extensive analysis of the model's results. Coping with the challenges of global war
This second edition of the handbook for transportation policymakers and bicycling advocates includes new chapters on European bikeway engineering, city planning, integration with mass transit and long
The "Handbook of Theoretical Computer Science" provides professionals and students with a comprehensive overview of the main results and developments in this rapidly evolving field. Volume A covers mo
In this rich interpretation of the history of critical theory, Axel Hormeth clarifies critical theory's central problems and emphasizes the social factors that should provide it with a normative and
On Weathering illustrates the complex nature of the architectural project by takinginto account its temporality, linking technical problems of maintenance and decay with a focusedconsideration of thei
Concurrent Constraint Programming introduces a new and rich class of programming languages based on the notion of computing with partial information, or constraints, that synthesize and extend work on
This work elucidates the structure and complexity of human language in terms of the mathematics of information and computation. It strengthens Chomsky's early work on the mathematics of language, with
The core of John Forester's concept of Effective Cycling is that bicyclists fare best when they act, and are treated in return, as drivers of vehicles, with the same rights and responsibilities that m
Advances in physics, molecular biology, and computer science are converging on the capacity to control, with molecular precision, the structure and function of matter. These twenty original contributi
This major contribution to modern syntactic theory elaborates a principles-and-parameters framework in which the differences and similarities among languages with respect to WH-questions can be captur
Substantially revised (the first edition was in 1977), this text and standard reference provides an introduction to the engineering of aircraft propulsion systems with the emphasis on the engine, rath
These fourteen essays, with over 200 illustrations, critically examine and challenge the prevailing formalist values of late modernism that have been applied to the medium and suggest new ways to exp
This advanced text introduces the principles of noncooperative game theory in adirect and uncomplicated style that will acquaint students with the broad spectrum of the fieldwhile highlighting and exp
These essays in aesthetics by the philosopher Ernst Bloch belong to the tradition ofcultural criticism represented by Georg Lukacs, Theodor Adorno, and Walter Benjamin. Bloch'sfascination with art as
The field of VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) is concerned with the design, production, and use of highly complex integrated circuits. The research collected here comes from many disciplines, inclu
The explanation versus understanding debate was important to the philosophy of thesocial sciences from the time of Dilthey and Weber through the work of Popper and Hempel. In recentyears, with the dev
Uses excerpts from letters, memoirs, and documents to recreate the life of Ada Byron, daughter of the English poet, and discusses her contributions to mathematics and her friendships with the leading
Recently, cellular automata machines with the size, speed, and flexibility for general experimentation at a moderate cost have become available to the scientific community. These machines provide a la
Recently, cellular automata machines with the size, speed, and flexibility for general experimentation at a moderate cost have become available to the scientific community. These machines provide a la
This study comes to grips with the industrial outranking problem, one of the major outstanding problems of current operations research and managerial decision-making. The problem, simply stated, is th
This important study of the relationship between historical developments and the work of the scholars associated with the Frankfurt Institute for Social Research yields fascinating insights into the a
The development of parallel processing, with the attendant technology of advanced software engineering, VLSI circuits, and artificial intelligence, now allows high-performance computer systems to reac
Spoken language is the most important diagnostic and therapeutic tool in medicine,and, according to Dr. Cassell, "we must be as precise with it as a surgeon with a scalpel." In thesetwo volumes, he an
Spoken language is the most important diagnostic and therapeutic tool in medicine, and, according to Dr. Cassell, "we must be as precise with it as a surgeon with a scalpel." In these two volumes, he
An analysis of the MX missile system and its flaws. The MX missile system requires the placement of intercontinental ballistic missiles, each equipped with ten nuclear warheads, in constantly shifti
