Economic systems and structures Books

This work describes a wildly popular approach to organizational change that dramatically improves performance by encouraging people to study, discuss, learn from, and build on what's working, rather than simply trying to fix what's not.

The book asserts that teaching is a social and political act capable of enabling the teachers of today to delve into the practical, theoretical and socio-historical perspectives of financial literacy instruction in schools with the hopes to better the...

Modernity and the Pandemic: Decivilization, Imperialism, and COVID-19 applies the tools of critical social theory to make sense of the COVID-19 crisis and presents a critical sociological analysis of aspects of the political and community response to the...

Originally published in 1882, this pamphlet lays out the economic and strategic rationale for the construction of a ship canal between Manchester and the Irish Sea. With its detailed statistics and persuasive arguments, Facts and Figures is a fascinating...

Explore the fascinating political, engineering, and financial history of the Great Canal at Suez, including an account of the struggles of its projector Ferdinand de Lesseps. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of the modern world!This work...

A 1906 expose of the stock rigging of Amalgamated Copper by the owners (Standard Oil, Banks, Rockefellers, etc.) which resulted in huge profits for a few, and large losses for many small share-holders. The book was a great success at the time and lead...

Private enterprises have contributed significantly to China's recent economic growth and will play a key role in achieving China's goal of building a comprehensively well-society. But how can private enterprises help China mitigate its macroeconomic...

This book seeks to offer for the first time a detailed, well researched and holistic account of social responsibility from Asia. Bringing forth rich and live cases of Asian social responsibility it offers an understanding of their practices and...

The focus of the study is on the larger food processing companies, which invested in Central and Eastern Europe namely Nestl, Unilever and InBev--and analyzes the motives of investment and the entry strategies of food MNEs, outlines their contribution to...

This book shows which transformation processes and changes can be observed in Japanese companies in reaction to the economic challenges of the past decade. The book presents new research results and investigates the variety of changes that Japanese...

The ultimate survival of an economic system depends on whether or not the interrelationships between its institutions and its members are consistent with each other. Consistency and Viability of Capitalist Economic Systems develops an original analytical...

Recent years have witnessed the emergence of a small but growing scholarly literature on the inter-national diplomacies of Indigenous peoples by, among others, international relations scholars, international legal theorists, and historians. Much of this...

Seven business innovators and the empires they built. The pre-eminent business historian of our time, Richard S. Tedlow, examines seven great CEOs who successfully managed cutting-edge technology and formed enduring corporate empires. With the depth and...

Whately offers a series of compelling arguments for the importance of effective transportation infrastructure, demonstrating how it can drive economic growth and transform societies.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important,...

Dieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit der Wasserversorgung in Städten und Dörfern und ihrer wirtschaftlichen Bedeutung. Philipp Steuer analysiert die Effizienz und Kosten der Wasserversorgung, ihre Auswirkungen auf das Leben der Menschen und ihre Rolle in der...

Discover the moral and practical benefits of free-market economics with this classic treatise by Leonard Read. Arguing that free markets promote peace, prosperity, and human flourishing, Read presents a compelling case for economic liberty and individual...

This groundbreaking work by economist Hans-Hermann Hoppe offers a compelling critique of both socialism and capitalism from a libertarian perspective. Hoppe argues that socialism suffers from an inherent lack of economic calculation, due to the absence...

The Free Market and Its Enemies is a classic work of economic theory, written by one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. Ludwig von Mises argues that the free market is the only system that can effectively allocate resources and...

First published in 1989, Faith and Economic Practice: Protestant Businessmen in Chicago, 1900-1920 ponders the role that religion played in North American society in the 20th Century.Written against the backdrop of a religious resurgence in...

"Joseph Schumpeter's classic Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy explains the process of capitalism's 'creative destruction' -- a key principle in understanding the logic of globalization." -- Thomas L. Friedman, Foreign PolicyIn this definitive third...

In today's world, organizations face a multitude of problems that require an unprecedented need for tools to share information and work better together. In Working Beyond Borders: GIS for Geospatial Collaboration, see how government, industries, and...