Climate Crisis Economics: A Race of Tipping Points draws on economics, political economy, scientific literature, and data to gauge the extent to which our various communities - political, economic, and business - are making the essential leap to a new narrative and policy approach that will accelerate us towards the necessary transition to a decarbonised economy and sustainable future.
Remote working is a developing idea that many organizations are embracing, especially in light of COVID-19 and the rise in demand for remote and hybrid roles.
In 2019, Solomon Islands made international headlines when the country severed its decades-old alliance with Taiwan in exchange for a partnership with Beijing.
The modern working world, characterized by a VUCA-world, digitalization, and demographic change, is transforming the way of working, offering benefits like increased flexibility but also bringing uncertainty, constant change, and new tasks.
Imperial Inequalities takes Western European empires and their legacies as the explicit starting point for discussion of issues of taxation and welfare.
This book provides an integrated and practical methodology aimed at designing, developing, and implementing holistic solutions for the betterment of people living in low resource settings within developing nations.
The modern working world, characterized by a VUCA-world, digitalization, and demographic change, is transforming the way of working, offering benefits like increased flexibility but also bringing uncertainty, constant change, and new tasks.
'A splendid book by authors who long ago detected Germany's fragility and aimed at readers who take no pleasure in the sight of its precipitous decline' Yanis Varoufakis'The best polemic yet .
The implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs or SDGs) is often discussed in terms of governmental policy or the contributions by global, multinational organisations, but what role does the informal economy have to play in SDG implementation?
Calculus for Business and Economics: An Example-Based Introduction is designed for first-year university students specializing in business and economics.
Craft sustainable software and reduce digital environmental impact with practical strategies and principles Key FeaturesDiscover practical strategies for developing energy-efficient digital solutions across various domainsLearn effective strategies to measure and mitigate the environmental impact of digital solutionsExplore real-world examples of integrating sustainable design patterns into the software development cyclePurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionEmbark on a transformative journey toward sustainable software engineering, exploring the vital intersection of technology and environmental responsibility.
This book is the second volume presenting carefully selected chapters from the proceedings of the 7th International Scientific Conference on Business and Economics (ISCBE),Vila Real, Portugal, which took place in June 2024.
This book aims to address the issue of the effects that the contemporary environmental, technological, social and economic global challenges produce on settlement systems, communities, institutions and enterprises.
Economic literature is often too theoretical for engineers and policymakers to put into practical use, while scientific literature on the remediation of contaminated aquifers rarely considers costs and benefits.
Erst mit Beginn der 1960er Jahre gelang es dem Münchner Automobilhersteller BMW, zur allgemeinen Prosperitätsentwicklung der bundesdeutschen Nachkriegszeit aufzuschließen.
This is a book about payments, and how they are evolving, from centralised to decentralised and everything in between, and the new opportunities they present.
Umweltfreundliche Gestaltung von ProduktenDie Ökodesign-Verordnung für nachhaltige Produkte (ESPR) löst im Rahmen des Green Deal die Ökodesign-Richtlinie ab und umfasst nahezu alle Produkte.
Embark on an Engaging Journey into the World of EconomicsAre you ready to unravel the mysteries of the economic world and gain a solid foundation in O Level Economics?
The Handbook for the Future of Work offers a timely and critical analysis of the transformative forces shaping work and employment in the twenty-first century.
Drawing on Marcuse, Adorno, Arendt and a variety of other critical social philosophers, this book introduces us to a familiar character amid the wreckage of the post-pandemic economy: no-dimensional man.
Cascades of new technologies and innovations are entering our lives so fast that it is difficult for us to adapt to one innovation before the next becomes embedded into our everyday lives.
Tres de los casos más representativos de acuerdos de integración regional, la Comunidad Andina, Mercosur y Alianza para el Pacífico, son analizados a la luz de factores como la economía política, la globalización y el comportamiento macroeconómico, en un breve recorrido histórico, en el que se revisa la creación e implementación de estos acuerdos y sus dinámicas particulares.
Finance and the Economics of Uncertainty explores the growing range of economic decisions that are conducted under uncertainty both on the personal level, as well as by large firms.