Development economics and emerging economies

This book has done all the homework for you and provides a succinct, accessible overview on the training and tools available for process improvement that fills that gap of being not too rigid nor too blase.

Increasingly today, in every age group, consumers are committing to brands that show good citizenship--from fair employment practices, to social responsibility, to charitable giving.

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The Supply Chain Operation Reference (SCOR) framework is a proven solution to the ever-present business struggle of strengthening and improving company-wide processes.

An invaluable guide that provides you with the comprehensive tools and knowledge you need to help your teams--and, ultimately, your organization--succeed.

Aerospace giant Rockwell Collins typified the old-fashioned corporate approach to organizational learning: lackluster offerings in bland classroom settings, with little connection to the needs of employees or the goals of the company.

This authoritative sourcebook is a timely decision-making tool for companies making the transition to (or already using) e-learning.

Efficient operations and powerful innovations are not limited to seasons of growth and high demand.

'Remi Adekoya is a welcome blast of unsentimental rigour into a race debate clogged up with emotion and moralism.

Bangladeshi villagers sharing cell phones helped build what is now a thriving company with more than $200 million in annual profits.

In 2006, while travelling in Argentina, young entrepreneur Blake Mycoskie encountered children too poor to afford shoes, who developed injuries on their feet that often led to serious health problems.

The ancient birthplace of some of the world's major religions and now a modern nuclear power, India is experiencing spectacular economic growth.

Volume 2 of Logistics, Supply Chain and Procurement Case Study Collection contains new case studies tackling Supply Chain and Procurement issues, aiming to provide solutions affecting a range of different businesses.

Vulnerability to sudden supply chain disruption is one of the major threats facing companies today.

Consumption practices in China have been transformed at an unprecedented pace.

This new book by two leading economists is a far-reaching analysis of the role and organization of the financial system in the aftermath of the economic crisis.

The central paradox of the contemporary world is the simultaneous presence of wealth on an unprecedented scale, and mass poverty.

Inequality is not just about the size of our wallets.

This is a new introductory text providing an up-to-date account of leading theories of development.

Something dramatic happened in the late summer and autumn of 2008.

According to politicians, we now live in a radically interconnected world.

Once marginalized in the world economy, the past decade has seen Africa emerge as a major global supplier of crucial raw materials like oil, uranium and coltan.

The Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management Case Study Collection contains real-life scenarios from leading companies including Volvo, Vortex, Honda of America, Green Cargo and Swedish Transport Administration.

Shortlisted for the 2018 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award!

How foreign lending weakens emerging nationsIn the nineteenth century, many developing countries turned to the credit houses of Europe for sovereign loans to balance their books and weather major fiscal shocks such as war.

How poor migrants shape city politics during urbanizationAs the Global South rapidly urbanizes, millions of people have migrated from the countryside to urban slums, which now house one billion people worldwide.

Why investment and financial reform are essential to China's continued economic well-beingAlthough China's economy has grown spectacularly over the last twenty-five years, economists disagree about how the Chinese economy is likely to fare in the short- and long-term future.

An in-depth look at the distinctly different ways that China and India govern their cities and how this impacts their residentsUrbanization is rapidly overtaking China and India, the two most populous countries in the world.

Corruption and ineffectiveness are often expected of public servants in developing countries.

The definitive reference on the most current economics of development and institutionsThe essential role that institutions play in understanding economic development has long been recognized across the social sciences, including in economics.

A comprehensive analysis of European craft guilds through eight centuries of economic historyGuilds ruled many crafts and trades from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution, and have always attracted debate and controversy.

How human institutionsmarkets, states, communities, religions, guilds and familieshave helped both to control and to exacerbate epidemics throughout history.

Can the welfare state survive in an economically integrated world?

How medieval Dutch society laid the foundations for modern capitalismThe Netherlands was one of the pioneers of capitalism in the Middle Ages, giving rise to the spectacular Dutch Golden Age while ushering in an era of unprecedented, long-term economic growth.

The first comprehensive history of the Turkish economyThe population and economy of the area within the present-day borders of Turkey has consistently been among the largest in the developing world, yet there has been no authoritative economic history of Turkey until now.

An exploration of the factors behind neoliberalism's resilience in developing economies and what this could mean for democracy's futureSince the 1980s, neoliberalism has withstood repeated economic shocks and financial crises to become the hegemonic economic policy worldwide.

China Versus the West is an innovative book.

China Versus the West is an innovative book.

An in-depth look at the forces and trends changing China and its place in the world China has dominated the news for nearly a decade and will continue to grab headlines as it moves inexorably toward becoming the world's largest economy.

An in-depth look at the forces and trends changing China and its place in the world China has dominated the news for nearly a decade and will continue to grab headlines as it moves inexorably toward becoming the world's largest economy.

After WWII, the United States of America proposed their way of life, based on an unlimited consumption of land, goods, and energy, as a model for the entire world.

As one of the leading experts on investing in China's economy, author Robert Hsu advises people every day on how a China strategy will truly take them to a new level of investing.

Praise for The Art & Science of Technology Transfer "e;Phyl Speser's personality comes across in the text-complicated, intrigued, highly rational, insightful, rich in context, and fun.

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Gain a thorough understanding of today's supply management process from a managerial perspective with the current, complete coverage found in PURCHASING AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, 7E.

Using a reader-friendly style and straightforward, interesting approach, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: A LOGISTICS PERSPECTIVE, 11E blends logistics theory with practical applications.

Gain a clear understanding of the fundamental concepts and applications behind operations and supply chain management with the reader-friendly approach in Collier/Evans' popular OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, 2E.