 Recent Reviews
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Economics and Finance
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Economics and Finance
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Econometrics, Statistics and Computational Approaches in Food and Health Sciences 
by Alok Bhargava
"This book's three main strengths are its emphasis on methodological rigor as applied to addressing important research questions on the relationship between cognitive development, health, nutrition and economic well being; exposing the reader to a large number of available datasets in developing countries; and bringing together Bhargava¡¯s cross-cutting work under one roof ¡ advanced undergraduates in economics, statistics and policy oriented departments can benefit from it. Groups most likely to be interested in this work are going to be graduate departments of nutritional epidemiology, international health and economics, including agricultural economics. Researchers in the front-line of these fields are also going to be enthusiastic consumers of this volume."
Economics and Human Biology
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Asia in the Global Economy
Finance, Trade and Investment
by Ramkishen S Rajan & Sunil Rongala
"This book is an important read for anyone wishing to understand the implications of the economic rise of China and India for the world economy and the growing emphasis on regional integration in Asia. The authors are experts and their exposition is clear and concise."
Thomas D Willett
Dean of the School of Politics & Economics
Claremont Graduate University
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Alan Greenspan 
The Oracle Behind the Curtain
by E Ray Canterbery
"Because he is a gifted writer who avoids jargon and unnecessary abstraction, Professor Canterbery defends his points in ways that are accessible to general readers ¡ there are a number of issues he raises that are well-researched and convincingly argued."
Journal of Economic Issues
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Stewardship-Based Economics
by Raymond W Y Kao
"This book is a timely reminder and can be used as a guide for the Chinese government. For the past two years, the Chinese have begun to put effort into conserving the environment. The economic growth rate in China has grown exponentially in the past decade, sometimes pitifully at the price of the environment. Fortunately, these embarrassing environmental issues have now been placed at the top of the government's to-do list; sustainability and quality of GDP growth are top priorities, more important than even the country's growth rate. The closures of thousands of high-pollution and high-energy consumption plants are evident testimonies to the effort ¡ This book is imbued with humanism and great mercy for humans and the world, and the author's courage to speak for the common good in such a selfish and cold world is extremely touching, akin to the way he teaches entrepreneurism in my MBA program."
Gu Jiong
Hony Capital, China
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Southeast Asia
The Long Road Ahead
(Second Edition)
by Lim Chong Yah
"... a real strength of the book is that Lim Chong Yah is both a technically competent academic economist and a genuine long-time participant in the policy evolution of the area ¡ Overall, this is a solid effort. The book could be used as a textbook at many levels for a course on the economies of Southeast Asia or as supplementary reading in a development course. The book is not technically challenging, and there is just the right blend of data and theory so that the reader is left with a substantive framework for understanding the region's economy. Beyond the classroom, the book would be valuable to policy-makers or anyone else generally interested in the economics of one of the more fascinating regions of the world."
Journal of Asian Business
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Tobacco Control Policy Analysis in China
Economics and Health
edited by Teh-Wei Hu
"There is no market more important to the tobacco industry and no nation posing more challenges to tobacco control than China. With 350 million smokers and 1 million tobacco-caused deaths annually, China is the biggest challenge in international tobacco control. Teh-wei Hu is the world's pre-eminent scholar in Chinese tobacco control. This seminal collection of papers is required reading for all who want to contribute to this unparalleled challenge."
Simon Chapman
Professor of Public Health
University of Sydney
Editor, Tobacco Control
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Differential Equations, Bifurcations, and Chaos in Economics
by Wei-Bin Zhang
"This book provides a comprehensive introduction to most important concepts and theorems in differential equations theory in a way that can be understood by anyone who has basic knowledge of calculus and linear algebra."
Zentralblatt MATH
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Terms of Trade
Glossary of International Economics
by Alan V Deardorff
"The glossary offers a good bibliography of sources that were consulted during its construction."
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