Economics

The world economy has undergone miraculous changes in the last decade, particularly in developing and former communist countries.

Across the US, cities and metropolitan areas are facing huge economic and competitive challenges that Washington won't, or can't, solve.

Some may dispute the effectiveness of aid.

A glance at a list of America's fastest growing "e;"e;cities"e;"e; reveals quite a surprise: most are really overgrown suburbs.

Successful businesses have spent the past two decades retooling and rethinking how to manage their people better.

Covering events such as banking crises, economic bubbles, natural disasters, trade embargoes, and depressions, this single-volume encyclopedia of major U.

The first and only encyclopedia to focus on the economic and financial behaviors of consumers, investors, and organizations, including an exploration of how people make good-and bad-economic decisions.

America is in the midst of a sports building boom.

To understand the challenges of political leadership and how top executives succeed in accomplishing an administration's objectives, business in government experts Paul R.

Who are the individuals whose novel ideas, writings, and philosophies have influenced economics throughout history-and in doing so, have helped change the world?

Unlocking the American DreamAt a time when deep divisions headline the national discourse on equality, Reclaiming the American Dream: Proven Solutions for Creating Economic Opportunity for All uses real-world examples to illustrate how America can evolve to include everyone in its promise of opportunity.

Despite troubled trade negotiations, global trade and trade policy will thrive in the twenty-first century, but with a bow to the past.

The global implications of China's rise as a global actorIn 2005, a senior official in the George W.

Now, more than ever, the world needs growth-oriented and socially inclusive policymaking.

This book gets to the bottom of the twenty-first-century city, literally.

This book gets to the bottom of the twenty-first-century city, literally.

In this fourth book by the authors' about public affairs in Delaware, the state's strategies to maintain a business-friendly environment are examined, especially by awarding grants and loans to grow businesses and jobs.

From the price of a candy bar to the price of a house, Woirol's book demystifies prices and markets.

What are the real differences between the Democrats and the Republicans on major economic issues that influence the character and vitality of the American economy?

An analysis of the enormous changes in women's economic lives around the world, from the family to the labour market.

This second edition of the critically acclaimed core textbook provides students from technology and science based backgrounds with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required to transform innovative ideas into commercially viable businesses for profit or social ends.

"e;"e;If the subject of influence in Washington interests you, this series of books deserves your respectful attention.

This engaging and accessible book is a must-read for every taxpayer, young and old.

This unique book investigates the history and future of American Indian economic activities and explains why tribal governments and reservation communities must focus on creating sustainable privately and tribally owned businesses if reservation communities and tribal cultures are to continue to exist.

Sunbelt cities like Atlanta, Charlotte, and Miami, with their international airports, have a transportation advantage that overwhelms global competition from other southern cities.

Beyond the headlines of the world's most beloved sporting eventsBrazil hosted the 2016 men's World Cup at a cost of $15 billion to $20 billion, building large, new stadiums in cities that have little use for them anymore.

This important reference work is an extensive resource for students who want to investigate the world of cybercrime or for those seeking further knowledge of specific attacks both domestically and internationally.

This collection of documents contextualizes the ways in which Americans have addressed the evolving challenges of poverty throughout U.

Congressional ratings have fallen to single digits; citizens believe that Congress fails to do the things its members are publicly paid to do.

This engaging book offers a primer on stocks and bonds, using easy-to-understand language to explain how they function and why they are important.

Is it possible for visionary leaders to adhere to their idealism and integrity without becoming casualties of corporate conservatism and executive-level politics?

International Finance offers a clear and accessible introduction to the fundamental principles and practice of international finance in today's world, from the international financial environment and exchange rates, to financing multinational companies and international investment.

This book provides evaluations of American presidents over the course of 66 years of U.

What happens when corporate culture takes over counterculture?

A riveting look at the financial cycles in American economic history from colonial times to the present day, with an eye on the similarities and differences between past and present conditions as analyzed by leading economic historians.

What does the law require of social workers when deciding how to intervene to protect children and adults at risk?

This brand new textbook has been designed to help your students to acquire or enhance their abilities in leading and developing themselves, others, and organizations.

The world is in turmoil.

This book provides a one-stop resource for understanding the full dimensions of income inequality in the United States, including chief socioeconomic drivers of inequality and proposals to reduce the widening gap between rich and poor in America.

The consensus on Alan Greenspan's performance as Fed chair used to be extremely positive, but more and more it's been called into question.

Oblivion or Utopia: the Prospects for Africa explains that most of the problems on the continent stem from the fact that, although the continent may be politically independent, it is not economically independent.

This new volume from the Society for Economic Anthropology examines the unique contributions of anthropologists to general economic theory.

Economic development is an important focus of anthropological work in rural and urban communities around the world, and in this volume the contributors offer expert analyses on the theory and practice of development.

As life spans expanded dramatically in the United States after 1900, and employers increasingly demanded the speed and stamina of youth in the workplace, men struggled to sustain identities as workers, breadwinners, and patriarchs-the core ideals of twentieth-century masculinity.

Capitalism Unbound: An Incontestable Moral Case for Individual Rights is a concise explanation of capitalism's moral and economic superiority to all forms of socialism, including America's current mixed-economy welfare state.

The Steelworkers' Retirement Security System: A Worker-based Model for Community Investment articulates a new model for economic security based upon steelworkers' pension provisions and labor politics after World War II.

Eliminate debt and save your way to financial freedom with social media sensation Santis O'Garro's fool-proof advice.

A David and Goliath story about Ireland's role as prime real estate for the world's largest tech multinationals, and the considerable impact it has had on us as individuals.

Mossy greens, conker browns, cream, chocolate and deepest black; add stripes, swirls and splotches and you have some of the most striking wildlife Britain has to offer.