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Internationalization of the economy accelerated at the turn of the century. Growing national, regional, and global environmental problems associated with globalization present new challenges for policy-makers and international...

This study argues that the market fundamentalist approach to economics, promoted by most of the industrialised countries and the Bretton Woods institutions, actually increases the vulnerabilities of small and poor countries, exposing them to financial...

"Discover the blueprint for a sustainable maritime industry in this groundbreaking book. From innovative ship designs to international regulations and market opportunities, it provides a roadmap for reducing environmental impact while maximizing economic...

HOW TO DESIGN INNOVATIONS AND SOLVE BUSINESS AND PERSONAL PROBLEM.Subtitle: Book 3 in the trilogy of motivational nonfiction short stories to teach logic, creativity, new skills, and self-esteem that would change readers lives.This book contained a road...

Middle classes are by definition ambiguous, raising all sorts of paradoxical questions, perceived and real, about their power and place relative to those above and below them in a class-structured society. Focusing on families of the new middle class in...

Islamic Wealth Taxation and Financing Public Health is an eye-opening and thought-provoking book that boldly explores new possibilities for funding public health initiatives in countries where Islam isn't the predominant religion. In this case, Kenya...

How India's COVID-19 lockdown is creating an unprecedented humanitarian disasterWith the advent of COVID-19, India's rulers imposed the world's most stringent lockdown on an already depressed economy, dealing a body blow to the majority of India's...

In this timely new book, international scholars and military professionals come together to explore the strategic consequences of the thawing of the Arctic. Their analyses of efforts by governments and defence, security, and coast guard organizations to a

"In 1912, Woodrow Wilson was the Democratic nominee for President of the United States. He campaigned against the Republican incumbent, William Howard Taft, and Taft's predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt, who had split off from the Republican Party to form...

Mastering Business Administration in Education and African Politics (the Sierra Leone Chapter)This is a revised and improved edition of your book, and as I have already been told, it is quite up-to-date with far more relevant information that address...

George Vojta has been involved with Global Finance and development for 50 years. He held Senior Executive positions with Citigroup, Philbro-Solomon, and Bankers Trust Company. He has served on 40 Boards of Directors, served as a Regulator of Banks, and...

This edited collection explores ways to better understand the rhetorical workings of political executives, especially the US president. Scholars of the presidency, rhetorical theorists and critics, and various authors examine how presidents use the...

This is a reprint of the 1869 first edition in English, which was translated from the Paris edition of 1869.Contents:Sophisms of Protection - First SeriesSophisms of Protection - Second SeriesSpoliation and LawCapital and InterestFrom the 1869 preface:...

Millicent Garrett Fawcett (1847-1929) was the author of the 1870 Political Economy for Beginners, a brief but wildly successful book. It set a contemporary record as a principles textbook for students, running through ten editions in 41 years. A...

The economies of the industrialized counties are being reshaped by the rapid development and diffusion of advanced information and communications technologies. Access to information is unprecedented, and the ability to process and exchange information...

This book focuses on issues that are relevant for the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. The depth and the extension of the current political crisis in the area have changed the perspectives of conventional Euro-Mediterranean integration policies. The book...

The first in-depth study of the Indian creative industries, this book provides a comprehensive mapping of the Indian creative industries and its policy landscape, developing and defining key concepts and terms and offering detailed case studies of...

The Equity Planner provides a toolkit of practical solutions for planners and all those involved in placemaking to promote thoughtful, inclusive planning.

Dieses Buch präsentiert die Weisheiten und Erfahrungen eines erfahrenen Beamten, der seine Karriere im späten 19. Jahrhundert begann. Rottmanner beschreibt die Herausforderungen des Beamtenlebens und gibt wertvolle Ratschläge für den Umgang mit...

Este libro es una exposición del ministro de hacienda de México, José Ignacio Esteva, al presidente de la república, sobre la situación financiera del país en la década de 1920. El autor describe los ingresos y gastos del gobierno, así como las políticas...

Cette collection rassemble l'ensemble des écrits de Jacques Necker, l'un des économistes les plus célèbres du XVIIIe siècle. L'ouvrage comprend ses principaux travaux sur les finances, l'économie politique et la théorie du pouvoir politique, offrant...

This official report of the state of Georgia's financial affairs provides a window into the workings of one of America's largest and most dynamic states. From taxes and appropriations to pensions and debt, this document offers a detailed and...

The Independent Review is a groundbreaking journal of political economy committed to exploring the most pressing issues facing society today. With rigorously researched articles and essays from leading scholars and thinkers, this journal provides a fresh...

Land and People is a passionate call to action from Henry George and the Scottish Land Restoration League. Arguing that land is a common heritage that should be shared equally by all, George and his colleagues advocate for radical reforms that would spur...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of military finance, including discussions on various forms of taxation during times of war.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of...

This collection of essays provides a broad range of perspectives on the ways in which government policies and regulations impact the economy and industry. Covering topics ranging from taxation and property rights to labor law and environmental policy,...

This report from the Federal Trade Commission provides a detailed analysis of the methods and operations used by grain exporters in the early 20th century. It offers valuable insights into the economics of the grain industry and the role of government in...

Amazonian Caboclo Society is concerned with peasant society in Brazilian Amazonia. Most anthropological work in Amazonia has focused on Indian groups, and caboclos (peasants of mixed ancestry) have generally been regarded as relics of the haphazard...

1. Introduction. Videotex: Is There a Life after Death? H. Bouwman, M. Christoffersen, T. Ohlin. 2. The United Kingdom, France and Germany: Setting the Stage; G. Thomas, T. Vedel, V. Schneider. 3. Italy: The Slow Takeoff of an `Unidentified Flying...

Contends that effective biological conservation and social justice must go hand in hand.

A multi-level insider's look at the changes transforming contemporary Iran.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

In this book, recent advances in the field of game theory, specifically in the area of coordination games (theory and policy) are used to reexamine one of the most far-reaching, yet overlooked pieces of legislation in U.S. economic history, namely the...

Three-quarters of a century after its enactment, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act remains an enigma. Either U.S. policymakers were grossly mistaken or we have missed something. Could there have been a method to their apparent madness? Could the upward tariff...

This book concentrates upon the historic associations of the marketplace in the work of Aristotle, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and demonstrates how what markets were imagined to entail for society was critical to each author's understanding of the central...

Nearly ten years after the Asian Financial Crisis, financial turmoil has reappeared â€" this time it is ravaging the world's wealthiest countries and dragging the global economy along for the ride. It forces one to reflect on the last major financial...

This book sets out the problems of measuring the effects of technological change on economic progress by using the internet in the Asia-Pacific region as a case study. Corporate and industry experience, including changing business organization and new...

In recent years, privatisation has fallen out of favour in many countries because the underlying political factors have not been well understood. This book examines Malaysia's privatisation programme, focusing on how political constraints resulted in the...

Using a critical theory approach to analyze the globalization of the world economy, this provocative and topical new book presents economic globalization not as a recent development, but rather as a familiar process that has occurred throughout history...

Moving beyond a narrow definition of economics, this pioneering book advances our knowledge of global political economy and how we might critically respond to it.V. Spike Peterson clearly shows how two key features of the global economy increasingly...