1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784441903321

Titolo

Auctioning public assets : analysis and alternatives / / edited by Maarten Janssen [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-107-14820-0

1-280-43770-7

0-511-16552-8

0-511-16631-1

0-511-16438-6

0-511-31304-7

0-511-61084-X

0-511-16518-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 315 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

352.5/54

Soggetti

Telecommunication - Great Britain

Telecommunication - Netherlands

Government auctions - Great Britain

Government auctions - Netherlands

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Auction theory for auction design / Tilman Börgers and Eric Van Damme -- Beauty contest design / Maurice Dykstr and Nico Van der Windt -- Preventing collusion among firms in auctions / Timothy C. Salmon -- Levelling the playing field in auctions and the prohibition of state aid / Emiel Maasland, Yves Montangie and Roger Van Den Bergh -- Allocation mechanisms and post-allocation interaction / Maarten Janseen and Benny Moldovanu -- Spectrum auctions by the United States Federal Communications Commission / Timothy C. Salmon -- An analysis of the European 3G licensing process / Emiel Maasland and Benny Moldovan -- Auctions of gas transmission access : the British experience / Tanga Morae McDaniel and Karsten Neuhoff -- The design of treasury bond auctions : some case studies / Joseph Swierzbinski



and Tilman Börgers -- Matching markets / Benny Moldovanu -- Competitive procurement of reintegration services in the Netherlands / Maurice Dykstr and Jaap De Koning -- The provision of rail services / Luisa Affuso and David Newbery.

Sommario/riassunto

In many countries all over the world, governments are privatising firms that were previously under public control. This is happening, for example, in public utility sectors such as gas, water and electricity, in transport sectors (such as rail and metro) and in radio and telephony. This book provides an overview of the economic issues that are involved in this transfer of ownership of public assets. Combining a theoretical framework with a set of case studies of recent sales of state-owned assets from Europe and the USA, it asks which sort of allocation mechanism can a government adopt? Which is most suited to a particular sale? And how will the choice of allocation mechanism affect future market outcomes? With contributions from international experts, this book offers an accessible introduction to auction theory and an invaluable, non-technical analysis of existing knowledge. It will be of interest to students, non-specialists and policy-makers alike.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910823307803321

Titolo

A history of the English language / / edited by Richard Hogg and David Denison [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2006

ISBN

1-107-14269-5

0-511-16850-0

9786610437146

0-511-79115-1

0-511-16893-4

1-280-43714-6

0-511-16799-7

0-511-31447-7

0-511-16744-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 495 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Classificazione

18.04

Disciplina

420.9

Soggetti

English language - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Overview / David Denison and Richard Hogg -- Phonology and morphology / Roger Lass -- Syntax / Olga Fischer and Wim van der Wurff -- Vocabulary / Dieter Kastovsky -- Standardisation / Terttu Nevalainen and Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade -- Names / Richard Coates -- English in Britain / Richard Hogg -- English in North America / Edward Finegan -- English worldwide / David Crystal.

Sommario/riassunto

The history and development of English, from the earliest known writings to its status today as a dominant world language, is a subject of major importance to linguists and historians. In this book, a team of international experts cover the entire recorded history of the English language, outlining its development over fifteen centuries. With an emphasis on more recent periods, every key stage in the history of the language is covered, with full accounts of standardisation, names, the distribution of English in Britain and North America, and its global spread. New historical surveys of the crucial aspects of the language are presented, and historical changes that have affected English are treated as a continuing process, helping to explain the shape of the language today. This complete and up-to-date history of English will be indispensable to all advanced students, scholars and teachers in this prominent field.