Big Picture Economics

Author : Joel Naroff,Ron Scherer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118415313

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Big Picture Economics by Joel Naroff,Ron Scherer Pdf

Navigate the economy with this insightful new book The world is awash with economic information. Governments release reports. Pundits give their interpretation on television. And the stock market may go its own way, confusing everyone. How can you better understand what it means for you? Big Picture Economics, a new book by award-winning columnist and futurist Joel Naroff and veteran journalist Ron Scherer, says the thread that ties everything together is "context." The authors show how consumers, business, the Federal Reserve, and government take into account what's going on around them to make critical decisions like buying new products, building new factories, changing interest rates, or setting budget goals. The book provides a clear roadmap to understanding the whole story behind the global economy. Big Picture Economics helps readers understand how context impacts decisions and decision makers. - The Federal Reserve and Congress in formulating economic policy - Consumers in a shopper nation and what makes us buy or not buy - Corporations making decisions on whether to build new factories and buy other companies - The federal budget that must deal with complex issues, including the reduction of health care spending - A simple test for tax cuts or increases: will they help the economy grow? - Where to produce and where to sell in a global economy that is more like a Mobius strip than a flat world - International events that can ripple through the economy and ultimately affect workers in the Midwest - Technology, such as intelligent drones to wearable computers, are changing the future Experts laud the book for its perceptive insights: "It all sounds like common sense, but it is actually based on a close, expert reading of economic history and what that history implies for the future. Read this book to become a more educated judge of economic policy." —Robert Moffitt, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins University "Naroff and Scherer show how seemingly unrelated things like an upgrade of the Panama Canal, a Tex-Mex restaurant's menu change, or how many Americans are overweight turn out to be intricately linked to our daily experiences. What brings the book to life is the authors' focus on these hidden interconnections." —Brendan Conway, blogger and columnist, Barron's

Author : Edward Jay Epstein
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780812973822

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The Big Picture by Edward Jay Epstein Pdf

In this unprecedented, all-encompassing, and thoroughly entertaining account of the movie business, acclaimed writer Edward Jay Epstein reveals the real magic behind moviemaking: how the studios make their money. Epstein shows that in Hollywood, the only art that matters is the art of the deal: Major films turn huge profits not from the movies themselves but through myriad other enterprises, from video-game spin-offs and soundtracks to fast-food tie-ins, and even theme-park rides. The studios may compete for stars and Oscars, but their corporate parents view wth one another in less glamorous markets such as cable, home video, and pay-TV. Money, though, is only a small part of the Hollywood story; the social and political milieus–power, prestige, and status–tell the rest. Alongside its remarkable financial revelations and incisive profiles of the pioneers who helped build Hollywood, The Big Picture is filled with eye-opening insider stories. If you are interested in Hollywood today and the complex and fascinating way it has evolved in order to survive, you haven’ t seen the big picture until you’ve read The Big Picture.

Author : Greg Ip
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118391570

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The Little Book of Economics by Greg Ip Pdf

An accessible, thoroughly engaging look at how the economy really works and its role in your everyday life Not surprisingly, regular people suddenly are paying a lot closer attention to the economy than ever before. But economics, with its weird technical jargon and knotty concepts and formulas can be a very difficult subject to get to grips with on your own. Enter Greg Ip and his Little Book of Economics. Like a patient, good-natured tutor, Greg, one of today's most respected economics journalists, walks you through everything you need to know about how the economy works. Short on technical jargon and long on clear, concise, plain-English explanations of important terms, concepts, events, historical figures and major players, this revised and updated edition of Greg's bestselling guide clues you in on what's really going on, what it means to you and what we should be demanding our policymakers do about the economy going forward. From inflation to the Federal Reserve, taxes to the budget deficit, you get indispensible insights into everything that really matters about economics and its impact on everyday life Special sections featuring additional resources of every subject discussed and where to find additional information to help you learn more about an issue and keep track of ongoing developments Offers priceless insights into the roots of America's economic crisis and its aftermath, especially the role played by excessive greed and risk-taking, and what can be done to avoid another economic cataclysm Digs into globalization, the roots of the Euro crisis, the sources of China's spectacular growth, and why the gap between the economy's winners and losers keeps widening

Author : Santo Dodaro,Leonard Pluta
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780773540149

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Big Picture by Santo Dodaro,Leonard Pluta Pdf

In the 1930s, when the competitive, free market system lay in ruins and the competing systems of fascism and communism were gaining strength, the Antigonish Movement emerged offering a "middle way." The movement favoured putting in place an integrated and dynamic system based on cooperative economic institutions under the control of the people. The Antigonish Movement originated with the establishment of the Extension Department of St Francis Xavier University in 1928, with Reverend Moses Coady as director. Guided by the social teaching of the Catholic Church, the movement promoted an array of economic activity and attracted widespread attention around the world. Visitors flocked to Antigonish to witness ordinary people, fishermen, farmers, and industrial workers, organize and establish their own enterprises, from fish processing plants to credit unions and co-operative stores. InThe Big PictureSanto Dodaro and Leonard Pluta trace the history of this remarkable experiment from its origins through a period of expansion during the 1930s and 1940s, while indentifying the key factors - vision, education, and institutional framework - that contributed to its early success.

Author : Lawrence J. Gitman,Carl Mcdaniel,Amit Shah
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1998109313

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Introduction to Business by Lawrence J. Gitman,Carl Mcdaniel,Amit Shah Pdf

Author : Ben Fritz
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
ISBN : 9780544789760

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The Big Picture by Ben Fritz Pdf

A chronicle of the massive transformation in Hollywood since the turn of the century and the huge changes yet to come, drawing on interviews with key players, as well as documents from the 2014 Sony hack

Author : Kevin Cope
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1608322467

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Seeing the Big Picture by Kevin Cope Pdf

Advocates that employees should focus their attention on what the author defines as the key drivers of cash, profit, assets, growth, and people to evaluate the viability of their organization and their prospects for advancement.

Author : Kate Raworth
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781603587969

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Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth Pdf

Economics is the mother tongue of public policy. It dominates our decision-making for the future, guides multi-billion-dollar investments, and shapes our responses to climate change, inequality, and other environmental and social challenges that define our times. Pity then, or more like disaster, that its fundamental ideas are centuries out of date yet are still taught in college courses worldwide and still used to address critical issues in government and business alike. That’s why it is time, says renegade economist Kate Raworth, to revise our economic thinking for the 21st century. In Doughnut Economics, she sets out seven key ways to fundamentally reframe our understanding of what economics is and does. Along the way, she points out how we can break our addiction to growth; redesign money, finance, and business to be in service to people; and create economies that are regenerative and distributive by design. Named after the now-iconic “doughnut” image that Raworth first drew to depict a sweet spot of human prosperity (an image that appealed to the Occupy Movement, the United Nations, eco-activists, and business leaders alike), Doughnut Economics offers a radically new compass for guiding global development, government policy, and corporate strategy, and sets new standards for what economic success looks like. Raworth handpicks the best emergent ideas—from ecological, behavioral, feminist, and institutional economics to complexity thinking and Earth-systems science—to address this question: How can we turn economies that need to grow, whether or not they make us thrive, into economies that make us thrive, whether or not they grow? Simple, playful, and eloquent, Doughnut Economics offers game-changing analysis and inspiration for a new generation of economic thinkers.

Author : Mark C. Vopat,Alan Tomhave
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781554814305

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Business Ethics: The Big Picture by Mark C. Vopat,Alan Tomhave Pdf

Business Ethics: The Big Picture asks students to focus on the assumptions underlying the activity of business. Why does society provide special protections for businesses? What is the purpose of a corporation? What do businesses owe society? And are there some things that shouldn’t be distributed by the free market? These questions are addressed through classic readings from such central figures as Adam Smith and Karl Marx, in addition to contemporary selections from Milton Friedman, R. Edward Freeman, Debra Satz, and others. A number of compelling real-world case studies are also included.

Author : Mark Skousen
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0765622165

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The Big Three in Economics by Mark Skousen Pdf

History comes alive in this fascinating story of opposing views that continue to play a fundamental role in today's politics and economics. The Big Three in Economics traces the turbulent lives and battle of ideas of the three most influential economists in world history: Adam Smith, representing laissez faire; Karl Marx, reflecting the radical socialist model; and John Maynard Keynes, symbolizing big government and the welfare state.

Author : Christie L. Nordhielm,Marta Dapena Baron
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118014554

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Marketing Management by Christie L. Nordhielm,Marta Dapena Baron Pdf

Marketing Management: The Big Picture organizes traditional Marketing Management theory and practice in a conceptually appealing way. The use of well-known examples and consumer commercials throughout the content ensures students will commit to memory and innovative method for structuring and solving marketing problems. The framework constitutes a disciplined approach to connecting marking variables to each other, inextricably linking marketing strategy concepts with their executional implications.

Author : Daniel Drache
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1554582334

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Big Picture Realities by Daniel Drache Pdf

In the post-NAFTA era, Canada and Mexico face dramatic and irreversible changes from the Bush revolution in foreign public policy, the rising economic power of China and India, new concerns about border security and human rights, and the trends of economic integration. The essays in Big Picture Realities: Canada and Mexico at the Crossroads address the sea change in the political economic order of North America and chronicle the attempts of Canada and Mexico, two very different societies, to come to terms with the accumulated and often contradictory effects of micro and macro changes. Contributors are Canadian and Mexican scholars and leading authorities in security, immigration, human rights, foreign policy, Canada-Mexico relations, and market integration. This book is particularly valuable for public policy experts and scholars and students in international relations.

Author : Santo Dodaro,Leonard Pluta
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Studies in the
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0773540156

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The Big Picture by Santo Dodaro,Leonard Pluta Pdf

How a grassroots economic movement inspired common people to take control of their own destinies in Depression-era Nova Scotia.

Author : Debra Z. Basil,Gonzalo Diaz-Meneses,Michael D. Basil
Publisher : Springer
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030130206

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Social Marketing in Action by Debra Z. Basil,Gonzalo Diaz-Meneses,Michael D. Basil Pdf

This textbook provides students with real-world social marketing case studies from different countries and regions around the world, taking learners from classroom theory to practice. The primary objective is to clearly portray to students distinct, identifiable steps that are essential for successful social marketing campaigns. Core social marketing practices are applied to each case to help students master social marketing principles and apply them to their own real world social marketing activities in order to affect positive social change. This textbook first provides the tools necessary to understand the effective applica- tion of social marketing, and then offers 24 case studies exemplifying effective social marketing efforts from all around the world. Specifically, Part I clearly and concisely explains the principles of social marketing in five chapters: • Upstream vs. downstream social marketing, SWOT, competition • Fundamentals of social marketing, ethics • Formative and Evaluative Research • Theories applied in social marketing • A historical perspective on social marketing Part II features 24 social marketing case studies that demonstrate the application of social marketing principles. All 24 cases follow a consistent structure that includes: • Background • Positioning • SWOT • Research • Objectives • The 4 P’s • Target audience • Evaluation • Barriers and benefits • Discussion • Competition This format allows for students and professors to easily and effectively select individual cases and compare between cases. This textbook also allows instructors to encourage critical thinking by having students compare and contrast not only the cases themselves, but the applications used. In addition, teaching guides with answers to discussion questions, suggestions for activities inside and outside of the classroom and further readings are available to assist professors in teaching from this book.

Author : Barry Ritholtz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470535981

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Bailout Nation by Barry Ritholtz Pdf

An engaging look at what led to the financial turmoil we now find ourselves in Bailout Nation offers one of the clearest looks at the financial lenders, regulators, and politicians responsible for the financial crisis of 2008. Written by Barry Ritholtz, one of today's most popular economic bloggers and a well-established industry pundit, this book skillfully explores how the United States evolved from a rugged independent nation to a soft Bailout Nation-where financial firms are allowed to self-regulate in good times, but are bailed out by taxpayers in bad times. Entertaining and informative, this book clearly shows you how years of trying to control the economy with easy money has finally caught up with the federal government and how its practice of repeatedly rescuing Wall Street has come back to bite them. The definitive book on the financial crisis of 2008 Names the culprits responsible for this tragedy-from financial regulators to politicians Shows how each bailout throughout modern history has impacted what happened in the future Examines why the consumer/taxpayer is left suffering in an economy of bubbles, bailouts, and possible inflation Ritholtz operates a hugely popular blog, www.ritholtz.com/blog Scathing, but fair, Bailout Nation is a voice of reason in these uncertain economic times.