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Essential microeconomic theory and applications for policy analysis, public administration, health care, environmental management, urban affairs, and urban planning.

Table of Contents

Figures and Tables
Introduction
Who Is Economic Man and Where Does He Come From?
Definitions and Assumptions
Supply and Demand
Firms and Markets
Welfare Economics
The Role of Government, Part 1
The Role of Government, Part 2
Taxes, Grants, and Tax Expenditures
Benefit-Cost Analysis
Rent Controls
Zoning: The Economics of Land Use Regulation
Selling the Right to Pollute
The Minimum Wage Controversy
The Economics of Interplace Competition
The Economics of Health Risk Analysis
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

JOHN M. LEVY is a Professor in the Urban Affairs and Planning Program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). Prior to becoming an academician, he worked for a decade in urban planning and local economic development. He is the author of Economic Development Programs for Cities, Counties, and Towns (Praeger, 1990) and Contemporary Urban Planning (1988).