"In May 1998, the participants in the Glion Colloquium gathered in Switzerland to identify the major problems currently facing higher education in the United States and Western Europe, and to propose effective means for meeting those challenges. Challenges Facing Higher Education at the Millennium is a collection of papers written by the participants of this colloquium."
"Since the publication of the second edition of Law and Economics in 1988, there have been major developments in economics, jurisprudence, and in the field of law and economics. These changes are reflected in the updated and improved Third Edition. About 30% of the material in the new edition is different. The reader will find that the book incorporates recent scholarly contributions and court rulings on, for example, the Takings Clause ..."
Law and Economics An Introductory Analysis by WernerZ. Hirsch Paperback, 434 Pages, Published 1984 by Academic Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4933-0852-1, ISBN: 1-4933-0852-1
"This second edition takes into account the major developments in economics and jurisprudence that have occurred since the publication of the first edition. A new chapter has been added on anti-discrimination law and such topics as adverse possession, rent control, medical malpractice, product reliability, and defense against criminal prosecution have been reexamined in the light of new theoretical developments and case studies. Environm ..."
"Social experimentation is a tool that enables economists and policy makers to test proposed economic policies in the real world. Instead of testing policies by analytical methods or by laboratory simulation, the policies are tested on people who would be affected were these policies implemented. The authors describe how such social experiments are set up and carried out, and consider the advantages and disadvantages of social experiment ..."
Urban Life and Form by WernerZ. Hirsch Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 1963 by Holt Rinehart & Winston Import ISBN-13: 978-0-03-012055-8, ISBN: 0-03-012055-1
"The cyberspace revolution, globalization, and the ever more rapid pace at which new knowledge is created are among the recent developments which challenge our universities. While they have adapted rather slowly in the past to changing circumstances, there is now an urgent need for them to adjust rapidly in order to fulfill their mission. Success will heavily depend on the presence of an appropriate system of governance, which is becomin ..."
"Social experimentation is a tool that enables economists and policy makers to test proposed economic policies in the real world. Instead of testing policies by analytical methods or by laboratory simulation, the policies are tested on people who would be affected were these policies implemented. The authors describe how such social experiments are set up and carried out, and consider the advantages and disadvantages of social experiment ..."
"Universities, particularly those with a strong research orientation, are being challenged by new developments such as the information technology revolution and the ever-greater complexity of social and scientific problems. Society is making fresh demands on universities and in response they are lowering their external walls to collaborate with government and industry. The resulting effects on education, research, and regional economic g ..."
"This second edition takes into account the major developments in economics and jurisprudence that have occurred since the publication of the first edition. A new chapter has been added on anti-discrimination law and such topics as adverse possession, rent control, medical malpractice, product reliability, and defense against criminal prosecution have been reexamined in the light of new theoretical developments and case studies. Environm ..."
Urban Economics by Werner Zvi Hirsch Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 1984 by Pearson College Div ISBN-13: 978-0-02-354600-6, ISBN: 0-02-354600-X
"In this volume I hope to accomplish two major goals-to present a set of analytic tools, and to apply them to a select number of policy issues facing urban economics."
"Law and Economics offers insights into the work of attorneys. In the First Edition, Professor Hirsch concentrated on tort law; in the Second Edition, he discussed property, the field in which law and economics most thoroughly intersect. In this Third Edition, he develops and expands his description of takings."
Local government program budgeting theory and practice,: With special reference to Los Angeles (Praeger special studies in U.S. economic, social, and political issues) by Werner Zvi Hirsch, Sidney Sonenblum, Ronald K. Teeples Hardcover, 233 Pages, Published 1974 by Praeger Publishers Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-275-28859-4, ISBN: 0-275-28859-5