Cost-Benefit Analysis: Cases and Materials

Cost-Benefit Analysis: Cases and Materials Review

Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is the systematic and analytical process of comparing benefits and costs in evaluating the desirability of a project or programme, often of a social nature and for society as a whole. CBA is fundamental to government decision-making and can be an effective tool for informed decisions on the use of society's scarce resources. This book highlights the main concepts and principles of cost-benefit analysis used in real life cases and actual applications. The book contains rich cases, materials and examples of real life CBA applications with emphasis both on physical and non-physical projects and infrastructure developments in Asia and beyond. The book also discusses techniques frequently used in applied CBA.

The first part of the book introduces the key concepts and principles of CBA before Part Two covers some pertinent issues relating to CBA, such as the recent trend of using behavioural economics and frequently used techniques in applied CBA. Finally, in Part Three, case studies are written up to illustrate how CBA is done, and questions for the readers and students to ponder are raised at the end of each chapter.

The scope of the case studies is more than just physical infrastructures but will include public sector policies and programmes covering a host of social policies as in health, education, social welfare programmes, and the environment. For each case, there will be illustrations of the key concepts and principles of CBA used. Undertakings analyzed include:

• the Three Gorges Dam in China
• the 2008 Beijing Olympics
• the Costs of Global Warming
• the Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh

The case studies, many of which have taken or are to take place in developing countries provide a rich background to the principles of the method, and are accompanied by a wealth of explanatory material. As well as being suitable for courses in Cost-Benefit Analysis, Public Finance, Environmental and Health Economics, the book should be of interest to all public policy decision makers and planners.

International Trade Law: Problems, Cases, and Materials

International Trade Law: Problems, Cases, and Materials Review

International Trade Law: Problems, Cases, and Materials is written by the authors of the eminently teachable International Business Transactions: Problems, Cases, and Materials, which has been carefully designed for ease of use. Focusing on the World Trade Organization's multilateral trading system and its implementation in the United States, this comprehensive casebook also covers, in a less extensive fashion, the WTO's implementation in the European Union.

Attributes that make this casebook a solid choice for advanced courses include:

Exceptional accessibility through the authors' lucid explanatory text as well as probing problems and questions;

Organization around the four principal channels of trade, covering WTO obligations relating to technology trade (intellectual property), services trade, foreign direct investment, and the trade in goods;

Focus on the public regulatory aspects of international trade, including trade barriers, unfair trade, safeguards, and dispute resolution;

Extensive coverage of issues of interest to developing countries, including intellectual property rights;

Discussion of the relationship to international trade of important social issues, such as protection of the environment, human rights, and labor;

Discussion of classic cases, such as Belgian Family Allowances, Italian Tractor, and Spanish Coffee, as well as the most recent cases, such as EC-Bananas and U.S.-Zeroing;

Examination of many related issues, such as potential and existing conflicts between the laws of the United States and its obligations under the WTO, and the practical application of important areas of U.S. trade law;

Supplementation of text and cases with statutory materials as appropriate.

Intentionally and intelligently selective in its coverage, International Trade Law: Problems, Cases, and Materials, provides focused, concise, accessible coverage of the regulatory aspects of international trade under both public international law and U.S. law.

Cases and Materials on Marine Insurance Law

Cases and Materials on Marine Insurance Law Review

This book provides a comprehensive collection of Cases and Materials On Marine Insurance Law. The sources included here are not always readily accessible. Each chapter is introduced with a brief resume of the general principles,before the facts of each case are summarised and the extracts of the relevant parts of judgments reproduced.

The significance of the judicial extracts, the statutory materials and standard terms are then discussed with particular emphasis on important and problematical areas of the law.This book will be indispensable not only to postgraduate students of law, in-house lawyers, insurance brokers and claims adjusters, but also to students of maritime studies, legal practitioners and a wide range of professionals within the shipping industry who may wish to have at hand a convenient source of information.

Whilst the book is a companion to the authors The Law of Marine Insurance, it is also structured to stand as a marine insurance text in its own right.

Cases and Materials on Bills of Lading

Cases and Materials on Bills of Lading Review

This fully up-to-date reference book covers all relevant cases and material in the areas of law relating to bills of lading. Major authorities are dealt with in detail - with summaries of the facts and decisions and extracts from the judgements. The book also includes the main statutes and reports of specialist bodies such as UNCTAD.

Cases and Materials on the Carriage of Goods by Sea

Cases and Materials on the Carriage of Goods by Sea Review

Cases  Materials on the Carriage of Goods by Sea includes a collection of legislative material, standard form contracts and up-to-date coverage of English case law. It covers the major areas of chartering and bills of lading, as well as matters such as exclusion and limitation of liability.

This edition has been comprehensively updated and adds the latest cases to its strong coverage of classic authorities. Notable additions in the chapters dealing with bills of lading include The Starsin, The Rafaela S, Motis Exports and The David Agmashenebeli. On the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992, the important decisions of The Berge Sisar and East West Corp are incorporated, while key recent decisions on chartering, such as The Hill Harmony, The Happy Day and The Stolt Spur are fully treated.

This book provides an up-to-date collection of materials relating to the carriage of goods by sea which will be of value to both students of law and legal practitioners.