Economics, Finance, Business and Management

The persistence of a raced-based division of labor has been a compelling reality in all former slave societies in the Americas.

Sylvia Schroll-Machl writes about German cultural standards.

This book uses the political economy approach to examine the relative failure of federalism in Nigeria.

The growing inequality in the global economy across the planet is reaching unprecedented levels.

The Making of Modern Economics presents a bold and engaging history of economics-the dramatic story of how the great economic thinkers built today's rigorous social science.

Originally published in 1982.

This book combines academic research with practical guidelines in methods and techniques to supplement existing knowledge relating to organizational management in the era of digital acceleration.

The main objective of this book is to provide a multidisciplinary overview of methodological approaches, architectures, platforms, and algorithms for the realization of an Internet of Things (IoT)-based Smart Urban Ecosystem (SUE).

The essays in this volume are the result of a workshop held at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in April, 1979.

Self-Sovereign Identity ist ein in der Entwicklung befindliches Paradigma für digitale Interaktionen.

This book covers algorithm portfolios, multi-method schemes that harness optimization algorithms into a joint framework to solve optimization problems.

This book examines the normative tensions inherent in upward mobility within the international system, focusing particularly on the clash between sovereign self-interest and the putatively universal norms associated with international interventions.

Handbook of Media Economics provides valuable information on a unique field that has its own theories, evidence, and policies.

This collection analyses the remaking of culture and music spaces during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

A topical, up-to-date and highly authoritative survey of the highly controversial debate around reform of the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy.

Learn financial and business lessons from some of the biggest frauds in history Why does financial fraud persist?

Focusing on the political economy of the international tourism sector in the era of globalization and its impact in developing contexts, this book employs a case study analysis of South Africa to assess how international tourism as a global system of trade, production, exchange and governance plays out in developing countries.

Stay up to date on the most recent regulatory, legislative, and case law developments in the area of private foundations The Tax Law of Private Foundations: 2020 Cumulative Supplement, 5th Edition delivers regulatory, legislative, and common law updates from 2020 to executives and supporting professionals seeking to navigate the complex web of federal tax law governing the administration and use of private foundations.

Behavioural Science or Organisational Behaviour is not an elemental subject, rather than it is like a compound subject, with integrated weaving of various disciplines.

Traditional building economics has primarily been concerned with issues around project appraisal and cost management techniques.

Sharing the costs of ill health is the mark of a civilised society.

​In dieser Studie wird eine Definition und Deskription von Behinderung erarbeitet, die erlaubt, mit Hilfe wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Analysemethoden Aussagen über Nachteile von Menschen mit Behinderung zu treffen.

This book provides a review of advanced topics relating to the theory, research, analysis and implementation in the context of big data platforms and their applications, with a focus on methods, techniques, and performance evaluation.

In diesem Forschungsbericht analysieren die Autoren das Geldwäschepotential der einzelnen Glücksspielformen in Abhängigkeit der Anbieter und lizensierenden Jurisdiktion.

Examines the origin and early development of the classical theory of distribution up to 1767, stressing the concept of economic `surplus' as a key determinant of economic phenomena.

Winner of an Outstanding Academic Title Award from CHOICE MagazineEncyclopedia of Environmental Management gives a comprehensive overview of environmental problems, their sources, their assessment, and their solutions.

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Corporate Governance Post Sarbanes-Oxley introduces a corporate governance structure consisting of seven interrelated mechanisms of oversight: managerial, compliance, audit, advisory, assurance, and monitoring.

Published in 1997, this volume is a collection of seminal articles on a theme of central importance in the study of transport history, selected from the leading journal in the field.

This book links theoretical discussions about globalization and the distribution of wealth with a rich empirical analysis of Latin America.

Green purchasing - or eco-procurement - by local and central governments has long been recommended in documents such as Agenda 21 to be a key - although sometimes supplemental-ingredient in the achievement of more environmentally responsible economies.

On the History of Economic Thought is introduced by an essay in intellectual autobiography outlining the development of Coats key ideas and the distinctive elements of his approach.

This Pivot offers a comprehensive cross-country study of the effects of large-scale resource extraction in Asia Pacific, considering how large-scale extractive industries engender contentious social, political and economic questions.

Accelerate your company's growth in a disciplined fashion.

Ce livre s'adresse aux femmes, à toutes les femmes.

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In many industrial companies, strategic developments are predominantly based on corporate marketing decisions with manufacturing being forced to react to these at the back end of process.

Marking the 30th anniversary of the formation of Orion Bank in 1970, financial historian Richard Roberts has written a history of Orion and the rise and decline of the consortium banking movement.

Your go-to-guide to delivering effective and transformative change that lasts All too often, change efforts fail to deliver on their promise.

The Life Science industry has been subject to a digital revolution upending all facets of the value chain with data-driven approaches like Gene Therapy, Personalized Medicine, Advanced Cell and Tissue Engineering, Industry 4.

Examines the way economic historians have approached two sets of problems.