Economic systems and structures

Since the global financial crisis of 2008/09, international cooperation has failed to curb volatile financial markets.

Suitable for courses addressing community economic development, non-profit organizations, co-operatives and the social economy more broadly, the second edition of Understanding the Social Economy expands on the authors' ground-breaking examination of organizations founded on a social mission - social enterprises, non-profits, co-operatives, credit unions, and community development organizations.

How logistics clusters can create jobs while providing companies with competitive advantage.

Der Kapitalismus steht im Fadenkreuz scharfer Kritik: wachsende soziale Ungleichheit, gravierende ökologische Probleme … Immer deutlicher zeigt sich: Ein "Weiter so" kann es nicht geben.

This book captures the importance of transnational business crime and international relations by examining the rise of international economic crime and recent strategies in the United States and abroad to combat it.

The twenty-first century workplace compels Americans to be more flexible, often at a cost to their personal well-being.

Create the personalized and compelling experiences that today's customers expect by harnessing AI and digital technologies to create smart connected products, with this cutting-edge guide from senior leaders at Accenture.

New Developments in Islamic Economics: Examples from Southeast Asia investigates the latest developments in a vibrantand fast-moving area of practical financial and economic study.

Following the eight year rule of Idi Amin, then several years of war and civil war, the Ugandan economy was in ruins by the time peace was restored in 1986.

Health inequalities are widening, and crises of obesity, physical inactivity and mental health are worsening around the world.

In this collection of essays David A Dyker explores some of the most difficult and fascinating aspects of the process of transition from autocratic "e;real socialism"e; to a capitalism that is sometimes democratic, sometimes authoritarian.

A comprehensive introduction to the history, theory, and policy implications of self-governance in commercial and academic science communities.

Spätestens mit der Wende 1989 wurde die politische, moralische und vor allem ökonomische Unterlegenheit des "real existierenden Sozialismus" unübersehbar.

According to conventional wisdom, government may intervene when private markets fail to provide goods and services that society values.

This book is the result of a research project carried out for the Committee of the Regions and analyses the 'state of play' of democratic practice at the subnational level in all of the European Member states.

There are three basic institutional systems for governing the exchange of property.

Thirty years after its global triumph, neo-liberalism is an abject failure.

Real-life ';wildpreneur' Tamara Jacobi shares her insights on what it takes to successfully make the leap from a safe yet soul-crushing day job to chasing your dreams.

The seventh of a new, well-received, and highly acclaimed series on critical infrastructure and homeland security, Transportation Protection and Homeland Security is a valuable reference source.

This book summarizes how globalizing capitalism-the economic system now presumed to dominate the global economy-can be understood from a geographical perspective.

Marx for the twenty-first centuryThe first new English translation in fifty yearsand the only one based on the last German edition revised by Marx himselfFeaturing extensive original commentary, including a foreword by acclaimed political theorist Wendy Brown';An astounding achievement.

"e;Uses a combination of great stories and thoughtful analysis to suggest that we must find a way to change the purpose of our corporations if we are to build a society that works for all of us.

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 euro's life, while only slightly more than a decade long, has been riddled by a series of challenges and crises.

Wenn in der kapitalistischen Gesellschaft soziale Probleme auftreten, wird dem in der Regel mit monetären Reformvorschlägen entgegengetreten.

Nuclear Energy and the Environment provides an assessment, based on the opinions and findings of international experts in the field of atomic energy, of the environmental impact of the different stages of the nuclear fuel cycle.

The twenty-first century workplace compels Americans to be more flexible, often at a cost to their personal well-being.

Focusing on ways that markets work with, rather than against, governments to enhance public welfare.

Every developed country has a public employment service that connects job seekers with employers through information, placement, and training support services.

Only a handful of economies have successfully transitioned from middle to high income in recent decades.

What does 'development' mean?

Die Frau, die Facebook vor den US-Kongress brachteFrances Haugen ist die Whistleblowerin, die Facebook vor den US-Kongress brachte.

Stigma is a corrosive social force by which individuals and communities throughout history have been systematically dehumanised, scapegoated and oppressed.

Volume 1 of a definitive two-volume reference tracing the rise and development of capitalism from ancient to modern times.

Clodomir Santos de Morais is to organizational and entrepreneurial literacy what his Brazilian confrere, Paulo Freire, is to ordinary literacy.

Finance is widely seen as an obstacle to a better world.

A deep insight into the emergence and persistence of new continental development institutions in Africa and their capacity to affect development outcomes.

Volume 2 of a definitive two-volume reference exploring the spread and impact of capitalism across the world.

Considered by many to be the most innovative British Marxist writer of the twentieth century, Christopher Caudwell was killed in the Spanish Civil War at the age of 29.

Die deutsche Kultur der Mitbestimmung ist integraler Bestandteil eines Verständnisses von sozialer Demokratie als Ergänzung der politischen Demokratie der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.