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A manifesto for a new world order. Having made a hugely significant contribution to the increasingly irrefutable, if alarming, diagnosis of the ills of early 21st century consumerist culture and its……続きを見る

The full effects of decisions made today about many environmental policies -including climate change and nuclear waste- will not be felt for many years. For issues with long-term ramifications, anal……続きを見る

Political Ecology addresses environmental issues which Innis was concerned with, from a contemporary, political economy perspective. They explore a wide range of themes and issues including: * susta……続きを見る

The entrepreneur is involved in the dance of two questions – what is needed and what is possible. The interplay of these two questions is an ongoing process and innovation varies internationally and……続きを見る

Trade and capital are important in the Asia region. Trade in the APEC region has been increasing, but the large rise in China’s exports has also been disturbing as it exhibits export substitution. T……続きを見る

The 'new economic geography' is one of the most significant developments to have occurred in economics in recent years. The new insights gained from this approach have been successfully applied to i……続きを見る

Among the issues discussed in Applied Economics are world population growth and the economic factors governing international migration: issues that are as pertinent today as when the book was origin……続きを見る

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Why do newspaper vending machines open up and allow you to take as many papers as you want, but candy machines do not?続きを見る

The phenomenon of entrepreneurship has attracted researchers from a variety of disciplines and a diverse number of analytical approaches. Currently, there is a considerable amount of confusion and a……続きを見る

Based on extensive ethnographic and quantitative research, conducted in Ukraine and Russia between 2004 and 2012, this book’s central argument is that for many people the informal economy, such as c……続きを見る

The events of the last decade have challenged the contemporary neo-classical synthesis in all branches of economics, but particularly public finance. The most notable feature of the 2nd edition of P……続きを見る

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Having seen news of more job cuts and more businesses closing down, I asked myself, "Can there be a better way? After all, every worker is also a consumer." If people are prepared to accept changes,……続きを見る

Attempts to establish an international economic and financial order where a key feature of the settlement which followed the Second World War, as policy makers sought to establish a framework which ……続きを見る

A world of 9 billion people by mid-century will demand fundamental changes in our mindsets, behaviors, cultures, and overarching paradigm. Just as our species broke the Sound Barrier during the 1940……続きを見る

This book deals with the effects of international trade on economic growth and money. It also re-examines Keynesian theory and analyzes economic growth in an affluent society in terms of planning, e……続きを見る

Management of knowledge in project environments is a unique text that brings together contributions from leading academic practitioners, to demonstrate how the management of knowledge can lead to pr……続きを見る

I have been in the Mixed Martial Arts Industry for a number of years. I have founded the only business that focuses only on the insurance side of the sport, I have put on my own large events and con……続きを見る

This timely and well-written collection explores the impact of economic reforms in developing and transitional economies across the world. In a first of its kind, this book examines such issues as:*……続きを見る

This book presents a new perspective on the link between economic growth and environmental change. All the key issues in environmental economics are covered, including: * industry, creation and envi……続きを見る

This text presents a devastating critique of the currently fashionable idea of globalisation. Using comprehensive and non-technical language this book looks at the world's cultural and value diversi……続きを見る

This is the first English-language book to focus on the electric rice cooker and the impact it has had on the lives of Asian people. This account of the rice cooker's globalization aims to move away……続きを見る

Economics and moral philosophy have in recent years been considered to be distinct and separate fields. However, behavioural economics has started to reconcile various aspects of morality and econom……続きを見る

WHOLE BUSINESS THINKING-EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT addresses the needs of corporate decision makers, executives, managers, entrepreneurs and business owners who seek to understand and improve their compan……続きを見る

Professional football players, corporate tobacco advertisers, volatile gasoline prices, and the Cold War all share an undetected commonalityーeach is an intrinsic part of economics. Though not obvio……続きを見る

This paper discusses how to enhance automatic stabilizers without increasing the size of government. We distinguish between permanent changes in the parameters of the tax and expenditure system (e.g……続きを見る

The entertainment industry is one of the largest sectors of the U.S. economy and is in fact becoming one of the most prominent globally as well, in movies, music, television programming, advertising……続きを見る

Why have modern corporations grown to such unprecedented sizes? This volume explores this crucial question, emphasising the roles of diversification and mergers. 続きを見る

Inside the engine-room of China's economic growthーthe China Development Bank Anyone wanting a primer on the secret of China's economic success need look no further than China Development Bank (CDB)……続きを見る