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Author : Charles Stafford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108483216
Brings anthropology, psychology and economics together through real examples to explore economic life and the human experience.
Author : Gary Stanley Becker,Guity Nashat
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015036056714
Not just another book on economics, this thought-provoking collection extends well beyond the traditional range of social science and recommends change in public policy and individual behavior to guide readers into the next millennium. This is a collection of Becker's best essays culled from his BusinessWeek columns and op-ed pieces in Wall Street Journal.
Author : Jane Jacobs
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780525432876
In this eye-opening work of economic theory, Jane Jacobs argues that it is cities—not nations—that are the drivers of wealth. Challenging centuries of economic orthodoxy, in Cities and the Wealth of Nations the beloved author contends that healthy cities are constantly evolving to replace imported goods with locally-produced alternatives, spurring a cycle of vibrant economic growth. Intelligently argued and drawing on examples from around the world and across the ages, here Jacobs radically changes the way we view our cities—and our entire economy.
Author : Edward Fullbrook
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2007-02-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780857287083
Economics is extremely sick. It is so locked in its past that nearly all of its introductory textbooks are modelled on one that appeared in 1948. The discipline cannot continue in its autistic state much longer. This book takes you to the heart of a fiery and many-faceted debate. It is comprised of 66 articles that have been selected based on their importance to the reform movement and for their accessibility to the general reader. ‘Real economic problems’ concern real people, so their analysis must be made intelligible to an educated general public if real democracy is to function. All economists must learn to live without the belief that there is only one right way of describing and explaining reality. This requires economists to begin the development of an ethos of honesty regarding the limitations of their chosen approaches.
Author : Gary S. Becker,Guity Nashat,Guity Nashat Becker
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0070067090
How real-world issues affect our everyday life
Author : Paul Ekins,Manfred A. Max-Neef
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Développement économique
ISBN : UOM:39015029712604
In Real Life Economics, the authors construct an economic framework with which to address the wider implications of the industrial economy. They illuminate and offer guidance about practical matters of an economic nature in the real world.
Author : Mark Granovetter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429973963
This book incorporates classic and contemporary readings in economic sociology and related disciplines to provide students with a broad understanding of the many dimensions of economic life. It discusses Max Weber's key concepts in economics and sociology.
Author : Neil J. Smelser
Publisher : Quid Pro Books
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781610271790
Quality ebook reprint of a classic work in the social sciences, by one of the leading scholars on the intersection of two important disciplines: economics and sociology. This is an unabridged republication of the second edition, presented with care and including linked notes, index, and original graphs and tables.
Author : Richard Westra
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780997287004
Usury laid medieval society to waste. Western civilization was saved by the rise of capitalism, which tamed the activities of money lending, and endowed them with socially redeeming value, tethering finance to expanding production of material goods and increased social wealth. Now, as the 21st century begins, bloating tides of money with no possibility of ever being converted into real capital wash over the world. Finance again has turned to its dark side, using money to make money with no socially redeeming purpose. Such is the endgame of economies managed by capitalists without capitalism. As Marx foresaw, capitalist society, like all others, is destined to be outpaced by history as the conditions of its existence decompose and become a drag on the human future. Either we will succeed in bringing about new politico-economic structures—or civilization will collapse into barbarism, just as usury broke it down in the past.
Author : Mark Rouncefield,Peter Tolmie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317140597
Bringing together one of the most important bodies of research into people's working practices, this volume outlines the specific character of the ethnomethodological approach to work, providing an introduction to the key conceptual resources ethnomethodology has drawn upon in its studies, and a set of substantive chapters that examine how people work from a foundational perspective. With contributions from leading experts in the field, including Graham Button, John Hughes and Wes Sharrock, Ethnomethodology at Work explores the contribution that ethnomethodological studies continue to make to our understanding of the ways in which people actually accomplish work from day to day. As such, it will appeal not only to those working in the areas of ethnomethodology and conversation analysis, but also to those with interests in the sociology of work and organisations.
Author : Gary M. Zatzman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470901632
This is the first book to address the issues of affordable power, sustainable energy, and reduced environmental impact through the science of energy pricing. Looking at the availability of natural resources from an engineering perspective, and determining how they can be priced to achieve sustainability in the energy sector, is the aim of this groundbreaking new work. Most current models used in energy pricing are based on linear analyses. While these models work well for targeted scenarios within a short time frame, they do not provide one with a scientific tool that can include many facets of the information age. The existing models do not include environmental sustainability in an integrated fashion. This is mainly because environmental costs are still considered to be intangible, and intractable with conventional economic analysis tools. Though one existing model acknowledges some possible theoretical truth to concerns expressed about the onset of 'peak oil'—the period in which new oil production must begin a decline of unknown and indefinite duration —this model has little or nothing to say about continuing practices in the extraction and production of fossil fuel that are themselves based on denying any significance or role for such thinking in the immediate future. A serious limitation of that discourse is its insistence on polarizing opinions "for" or "against" environmental sustainability, peak oil, and affordable energy prices. This book proceeds instead to isolate the absence of any agreed criteria for what would constitute inherently sustainable development and examines the main outlines of the history and political economy of energy resource exploration and development since the 1850s from this standpoint. It proposes specific directions in which to take some of the leading alternatives and amendments to current energy pricing practices (as well as some of the most promising energy development alternatives) in order to fulfill the time criteria required for an inherently sustainable trend. The author shows how, and why, identifying unsustainable practices and consequences can make a case for closing down particular oil and gas production operations, while averting the time-wasting approach of trying to fix what really has gone beyond fixing. However, it is possible, necessary, and actually far better to replace these methods with newer, scientifically based methods for achieving overall energy sustainability.
Author : Sven Dietrich,Rachna Dhamija
Publisher : Springer
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-21
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783540773665
There are few more important areas of current research than this, and here, Springer has published a double helping of the latest work in the field. That’s because the book contains the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security, and the co-located 1st International Workshop on Usable Security, both held in Trinidad/Tobago in February 2007. Topics covered include payment systems and authentication.
Author : Dr Mark Rouncefield,Mr Peter Tolmie
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781409492931
Bringing together one of the most important bodies of research into people's working practices, this volume outlines the specific character of the ethnomethodological approach to work, providing an introduction to the key conceptual resources ethnomethodology has drawn upon in its studies, and a set of substantive chapters that examine how people work from a foundational perspective. With contributions from leading experts in the field, including Graham Button, John Hughes and Wes Sharrock, Ethnomethodology at Work explores the contribution that ethnomethodological studies continue to make to our understanding of the ways in which people actually accomplish work from day to day. As such, it will appeal not only to those working in the areas of ethnomethodology and conversation analysis, but also to those with interests in the sociology of work and organisations.
Author : World Intellectual Property Organization
Publisher : WIPO
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789280524550
The objective of this study is to create an awareness of intellectual property rights that are associated with creative activities and to present financial and valuation tools that can enable the quantification of the monetary value of successful creative efforts.
Author : Greg Ip
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118391570
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