Economic systems and structures Books

The book titled ""Story of Turkey and Armenia, with a Full Account of the Recent Massacres Written by Eye Witnesses"" is a historical account written by James Wilson Pierce. The book provides a detailed description of the relationship between Turkey and...

This provocative book interrogates the ideology of capitalism as the "default" narrative underpinning various mainstream ideologies in the contemporary world. The book explores the genesis, structure and functioning of this ideological narrative,...

First published in 1985. Although Bukharin wrote against the background of the Russian Revolution, the very change in political climate is always relevant. How exactly is the transition from capitalism to socialism conceived and achieved? Michael Haynes'...

This is the story of one of the most dynamic entrepreneurs in modern French history. Drawing upon a wealth of archival and private documentation, Gwynne Lewis uncovers the history of Pierre-Francois Tubeuf and assesses his conntribution to the...

Capacity management is the IT risk management process for ensuring there is adequate infrastructure and computing resources to meet the current and future demand of the business in a cost effective and timely manner.This book provides a detailed...

Contagion Capitalism situates the COVID-19 pandemic within the systems of global political economy and their attendant cultural modes and theorizes that these systems act as facilitators and drivers of global pandemic risk.

This book explores the possibilities of establishing a true rapid transit system and how it can be achieved. The author discusses the benefits of such a system and provides an in-depth analysis of the current state of public transportation.This work has...

Africa's plight is no doubt, presently, a concern of notable political and business leaders across the world. I believe this is Africa's time and age in which Africans, African leaders and the rest of the world must put their hands on the plough. And...

Today enterprises must strive to improve their competitiveness in a changing environment. To reach this objective it is necessary for companies to evaluate their performances and to combine modelling, business process...

This book presents new research on spaces for science and processes of interurban and transnational knowledge transfer and exchange in the imperial metropolis of Vienna in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Chapters discuss Habsburg...

Surprisingly, this book shows we are well on the way in the evolutionof a peaceful, prosperous civilization. With social success comes economic growth. Our world's wealth has increased more than 18,000 percent in the last 250 years (0.5 percent of modern...

This informative report offers a detailed overview of the operations and financial performance of the Northern Railroad. Covering a ten-year period from 1854 to 1863, this report includes detailed accounts of the company's income and expenditures, as...

Este libro es una memoria escrita sobre la necesidad de construir una carretera que conecte Lérida con Seo de Urgel y Puigcerdá. En ella se explican los beneficios que esta infraestructura traerá para la región, así como los retos que se deben enfrentar...

Brand's essay explains why socialism is not an effective solution to the problems of capitalism. He argues that socialism stifles individualism and innovation, and that a free market economy is the best way to promote progress and prosperity.This work...

The Story of Asset Management, authored by Dr. Penny Burns, offers a detailed account of the gradual emergence of asset management practices, spanning a decade of development.While discussions about government reforms often take center stage, the...

Where once computers and technology were viewed as great time savers and tools to enable greater profitability, businesses today view technology simply as a cost of doing business. Achieving Process Profitability: Building the IT Profit Center shows that...

The first piece of work helping an executive understand offshore technology outsourcing as more than low labor costs. The author masterfully outlines the offshore outsourcing decision process in the context of a voyage. The destination is reached by...

""Recent Speeches and Addresses, 1851-1855"" is a collection of speeches and addresses given by Charles Sumner, an American politician and abolitionist, during the mid-19th century. The collection includes Sumner's speeches on various topics, including...

(R)Evolution studies the adaptation of industrial organisations to the dynamics of the environment by drawing an analogy with evolutionary biology, by extensively studying literature in management science, and by case studies...

A look at how the low productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean is preventing the region from catching up with the developed world. The authors look beyond the traditional macro explanations and dig all the way down to the industry and firm level...

Accurate, acerbic, amusing and full of splendid indignation, "The Confidential Memos of I. M. Vested" presents an unforgettable portrait of a company gone awry, a company once proudly in the Fortune 50 and only now struggling back from the excesses of...

An empirical study was undertaken (a) to examine the characteristics, influencing factors, and effectiveness of a distinctive Chinese management model adopted by the newly founded private enterprises in mainland China, as well as (b) to test the...

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...