Irving Fisher (1867-1947), economist, Yale University teacher, inventor, mathematician and activist reformer, was one of the most important American economists of the first half of the 20th century. On the 50th anniversary of his death in May of 1998, a large gathering of economists met at Yale to reassess Fisher's enormous scientific contribution. Such a reevaluation was facilitated by welcomed republication of all of Fisher's books and articles in 14 volumes the previous year. The offices of the Cowles Foundation at Yale University were made available for the presentations and the Cowles...

* highlights the historical evolution of land and forestry management policies among the developed nations and especially in the United States. * 14 essays that scope out major landmarks that exist in natural resource economics * Wide ranging in its inclusion of topics and conceptualapproaches. .

Land draws upon a transdisciplinary doctoral thesis that reviewed the evolution of Anglo-Australian land law and fiscal practice following the decline of feudalism and the enshrinement of individual profit seeking in a capitalist economy.

* highlights the historical evolution of land and forestry management policies among the developed nations and especially in the United States. * 14 essays that scope out major landmarks that exist in natural resource economics * Wide ranging in its inclusion of topics and conceptualapproaches. .

This book consists of several carefully crafted essays on the subject of gambling. The first two essays relate the latest trends on technology and communications to the development of actual gambling practice. And so the first essay documents the impact of simulcast racing on wagering dollars--the impact simulcast bettering has raised the total amounts wagered from .25 billion dollars in 1985 to 15.62 billion dollars in 2002. Bettors find great interest in this developing technology.

The next essay untangles the logic of the -double-auction gambling market- by explaining how the...