Economics

Since the onset of the Global Financial Crisis the ideas of Karl Marx have once again become prominent in social and political thought.

Accounts of corruption in Africa and the Global South are generally overly simplistic and macro-oriented, and commonly disconnect everyday (petty) corruption from political (grand) corruption.

Hybrid organizations combine elements of well-established, institutionalized structures and thereby move away from conventional organizational practices.

The origin of any industrial optimization study lies in the theory that some improvement can be made in a controllable system.

Due to the adverse outcomes of the recent global recession and the public deficit crisis in the USA and Europe, Western companies can expect flattening or declining sales in their domestic markets.

A clear and concise history of economic thought, developed from the author''s award-winning book, The Wealth of Ideas.

As European integration continues, the future of EMU becomes ever more important.

This book discusses the policy and public health challenges in Hong Kong from the perspective of economic and social welfare challenges, specifically focusing on the poverty and inequality research supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club  (HKJC) Charities Trust.

This volume provides a comprehensive and detailed socio-economic overview of agrarian distress in India which has manifested in the suicides of farmers and agricultural labourers.

An examination of why politicians choose to employ targeted tax incentives to firms that are inefficient and distortionary.

If man's next big step is to live and work in space, then what will everyone do out there that is so different from what we are now doing here on Earth?

The purpose of this volume is to reopen the discussion of how to develop the economic theory of investment to better model the facts of experience and to provide policy makers with a better understanding of how capital markets work.

It is no secret that women are increasingly controlling wealth.

Italy is a country of recent decline and long-standing idiosyncratic traits.

Speech Sounds:* helps develop the fundamental skills of the phonetician* investigates the various aspects involved in the production of speech sounds* uses data-based material to reinforce each new concept* includes examples from a wide range of languages* provides dozens of exercises with solutions and cross-references* can complement existing course or textbook material.

The purpose of this book is to consider the neighbour conflict arising between airports and neighbouring owners of land, particularly with residential uses, as well as to assess the existing solutions applied to manage or resolve that conflict.

In this book, the business of international freight forwarding is examined from both a theoretical and empirical point of view with a special emphasis on multimodal transport chains, including sea or air transport operations.

Applying the principles of Optimal Control Theory to the problem of regional allocation of investment can be a useful tool for demonstrating how the trade-off between regional equity and overall efficiency can be overcome.

This book describes the WTO from its post-WWII beginnings in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade through a series of negotiated enhancements of these agreements.

This original book develops a systematic zero-net-profit comparative statics theory to shed new light on the microeconomics of industry equilibrium.

Der Bericht Benchmarking Deutschland beurteilt den Wirtschafts- und Sozialstandort Deutschland im internationalen Vergleich.

This book outlines the latest trends in the use of multicriteria analysis in agriculture by highlighting recent applications for modeling agricultural decision-making.

Foreign investors have a privileged position under investment treaties.

The digital age is a modern stage of the development of society and economy, which started with the wide use of the first digital technologies (Internet, mobile communication) and reached its peak amid the Fourth Industrial Revolution due to the dissemination of smart technologies (the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence).

In the late 1960s the Waffle raised the spectre of the 'deindustrialization' of the Canadian economy -- a prospect which was linked to the power of foreign-controlled subsidiaries.

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This book discusses the nature and process of change in human society over the past two million years.

The toy industry and its close relationship with children's artefacts and equipment, made a huge contribution British ascendancy in light industry, after decline of heavy industry.

This book aims at China's economic and social development, which has embarked on a new journey.

Sustainable development is the central challenge of the 21st Century.

This book, the first of its kind, brings together leading scholars from multiple perspectives in a serious dialogue about continuity and change in global media production and content.

The theory of capitalism and of the economic order is the central topic of the German economic tradition in the 20th century.

Now in its second edition, this edited book presents recent progress and techniques in partial least squares path modeling (PLS-PM), and provides a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art in PLS-PM research.

This book explores the workplace experiences, opportunities, and challenges that emerge from the nuances of diversity and inclusion dynamics in Latin American and Caribbean countries.

Statistical physics addresses the study and understanding of systems with many degrees of freedom.

First Published in 1990.

Infinite programming may be defined as the study of mathematical programming problems in which the number of variables and the number of constraints are both possibly infinite.

In trying to establish a presence in China, foreign investors have found it imperative to understand the regulatory environment of this potentially huge market.

This book discusses the most critical issues relating to the recovery of bad loans - a major problem that European banks urgently need to address and resolve.

Sustainability is part of every aspect of our life, with climate concerns shaping the future.

Published in 1997, this book traces the development of European Food Aid Policy from its inception in the 1960s through to the 1990s.

This state-of-the-art volume presents comparative, empirical research on a topic that has long preoccupied scholars, politicians, and everyday citizens: economic inequality.

First Published in 2014.

George Buckley & Sumeet Desai: What You Need To Know About Economics Economics Matters.

Since China adopted its 'open door' policy in 1978, which altered its development strategy from self-sufficiency to active participation in the world market, its goal has remained unchanged: to assist the readjustment of China's economy, to coordinate its modernization programs, and to improve its quality of life.

Government investments in social sector has always played an important role in tackling social issues and facilitated in the alleviation of poverty.

Bringing together the latest research on the neglected area of second-hand exchange and consumption, this book offers fresh insights into the buying and selling of used goods in western-Europe during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and seeks to re-examine and redefine the relationship between modernity and the second-hand trade.