EBOOK Measurement of Productive Efficiency and Productivity Growth

When Harold Fried, et al. published The Measurement of Productive Efficiency:        Techniques and Applications with OUP in 1993, the book received a great deal of        professional interest for its accessible treatment of the rapidly growing field of        efficiency and productivity analysis. The first several chapters, providing the        background, motivation, and theoretical foundations for this topic, were the most        widely recognized. In this tight, direct update, these same editors have compiled        over ten years of the most recent research in this changing field, and expanded on        those seminal chapters. The book will guide readers from the basic models to the        latest, cutting-edge extensions, and will be reinforced by references to classic and        current theoretical and applied research. It is intended for professors and graduate        students in a variety of fields, ranging from economics to agricultural economics,        business administration, management science, and public administration. It should        also appeal to public servants and policy makers engaged in business performance        analysis or regulation.