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Why Lincoln matters: today more than ever
Par Mario Matthew Cuomo. 2004
Former New York governor applies the sixteenth president's wisdom to challenges in 2004. Calling Lincoln's vision "worthy of the world's…
greatest nation," Cuomo finds in it contemporary relevance to war, civil liberties, governmental roles, economic opportunity, global interdependence, religion, the Supreme Court, and race. 2004Comptes et légendes: la dette et la face cachée de la richesse (CBC Massey lectures)
Par Margaret Atwood. 2009
"Avec un sens de l'à-propos qui n'appartient qu'à elle, avec intelligence, acuité et intuition, Margaret Atwood jette un regard étonnant…
sur le sujet de la dette. Le crédit, nous dit Atwood, est comme l'air que nous tenons pour acquis jusqu'à ce qu'il vienne à manquer. Et alors, tandis que nous essayons d'échapper à l'asphyxie, nous nous découvrons un grand intérêt pour lui. Ce livre est une vaste enquête sur la notion de dette et sur la place centrale qu'elle occupe depuis toujours dans la religion, la littérature et le fonctionnement des sociétés humaines. [...]". -- 4e de couvThe company: a short history of a revolutionary idea (Modern Library Chronicles)
Par John Micklethwait. 2003
Economist editors examine the history of the limited-liability joint-stock corporation--"the most important organization in the world"--from 3000 B.C. to the…
twenty-first century. The authors argue that companies have given the West a great competitive advantage and have, on the whole, evolved toward a more socially responsible posture. 2003Baghdad diaries: a woman's chronicle of war and exile
Par Nuha Radi. 1998
A western-educated Iraqi artist depicts her life in Baghdad during the 1991 Gulf War and her virtual exile in the…
years thereafter. Al-Radi records the everyday struggles of her relatives and friends to keep going in the face of bombing raids, the subsequent UN embargo and other fallouts of the warPour sauver la planète, sortez du capitalisme (L'Histoire immédiate)
Par Hervé Kempf. 2009
"Dans les innombrables débats qui ont accompagné la publication de Comment les riches détruisent la planète, une question fut inlassablement…
posée à l'auteur du livre : que faut-il faire ? C'est pour répondre à cette interpellation et à cette urgence que l'auteur a écrit ce nouvel ouvrage. Il le fait dans le même style à la fois radical et rigoureux. À ses yeux, il est urgent de changer de modèle. Ce n'est pas l'économie de marché en tant que telle qu'il s'agit de dénoncer, mais la forme nouvelle prise aujourd'hui par le capitalisme. Une forme qui, mécaniquement, privilégie le gaspillage, le saccage de la planète, l'inégalité et la consommation ostentatoire. Cette dernière, qui est le fait des plus riches, fixe pour la grande masse des modèles de comportements désastreux. Nul ne peut espérer sauver la planète si une remise en cause drastique de ce système prédateur n'est pas engagée. Face aux périls du moment, l'écologique et le social sont tragiquement liés". -- 4e de couvMythes et légendes économiques
Par Alessandro Giraudo. 2007
"Shéhérazade, la fille du grand Vizir, raconte au calife un fragment d'histoire tous les jours, mais la suite est reportée…
au lendemain... Ce livre fait appel à la même technique. Il présente un cocktail de petits chapitres qui parlent de mythes et de légendes économiques, de mouvements d'hommes et de marchands, de militaires et de religieux, d'erreurs économiques stratégiques, de curiosités, de cas d'espionnage dans l'industrie et la finance. Verdun devient une grande place du commerce et de la castration des esclaves avant l'an mil, quand Bagdad est la ville la plus puissante du monde. Comment Venise peut-elle remplacer les foires médiévales de la Champagne ? Qui a réellement financé l'expédition de Christophe Colomb et bouleversé le monde... et la table des Européens ? L'alun permet aux Papes de payer des guerres contre les "Infidèles", les banquiers génois ont le presque-monopole des finances de Charles V et de Philippe II, l'argent et l'or des Indes occidentales financent l'économie européenne qui les exporte vers le Moyen et l'Extrême-Orient pour continuer à importer épices, soies et porcelaines. [...]. De la première grande crise énergétique (celle du bois) à la crise de la patate qui décime la population irlandaise, des grands abattoirs de Chicago inspirant le taylorisme de Henry Ford aux graves crises économiques mondiales très souvent alimentées par des spéculations boursières violentes : le monde se globalise au grand galop. Même les guerres deviennent mondiales". -- 4e de couvThe Future of Multilateralism and Globalization in the Age of the U.S.–China Rivalry (Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy)
Par Norbert Gaillard, Fumihito Gotoh, Rick Michalek. 2024
Despite the growing consensus that the rise of China is transforming international relations, policy makers and scholars have not sufficiently…
addressed the geopolitical and geoeconomic implications of a new paradigm, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russo-Ukrainian war. This book fills this gap. This is an original and innovative book that investigates how a new modus vivendi between China and the United States in a post-globalized world requires more economic independence because of the distrust between G20 economies but heightened international cooperation, in order to avert a shift to nationalism and protectionism and to fight financial and climate crises. The book is divided into four parts. Part I investigates the specific features of Chinese and U.S. capitalisms; Part II argues that several flaws observed in the multilateral architecture since the early 2000s have caused global imbalances and increased misunderstanding and mistrust between the two superpowers; Part III analyzes how the China-U.S. rivalry has manifested in Asia, Latin America, and in terms of global development finance and finally, Part IV provides a blueprint for a successful and revamped international order. The book provides an ambitious interdisciplinary analysis of the future of multilateralism and globalization with contributions from economists, lawyers, and political scientists. Due to its multidisciplinary approach, the book will attract the interest of scholars and postgraduate students from wide ranging fields, as well as practitioners working in international organizations, policy makers and more generally educated lay readers interested in the topic.China's Retreat from Equality: Income Distribution and Economic Transition
Par Carl Riskin, Zhao Renwei, Li Shih. 2001
A collection of 13 essays based on two national surveys of household income in China - in 1985 and 1995…
- and prepared and carried out by the research team. These essays explore a wide range of aspects of the rapidly changing income distribution during this period.How Credit-money Shapes the Economy: The United States in a Global System
Par Robert Guttmann. 1994
This text examines money, credit, and economic activity in the increasingly integrated global economy. It focuses on the problems afflicting…
the United States as it adapts to the transformation of the world economy.Child Labor: An American History
Par Hugh D Hindman. 2003
Despite its decline throughout the advanced industrial nations, child labor remains one of the major social, political, and economic concerns…
of modern history, as witnessed by the many high-profile stories on child labor and sweatshops in the media today. This work considers the issue in three parts. The first section discusses child labor as a social and economic problem in America from an historical and theoretical perspective. The second part presents child labor as National Child Labor Committee investigators found it in major American industries and occupations, including coal mines, cotton textile mills, and sweatshops in the early 1900s. Finally, the concluding section integrates these findings and attempts to apply them to child labor problems in America and the rest of the world today.Airline e-Commerce: Log on. Take off.
Par Michael Hanke. 2016
From the few tickets that were sold by Alaska Airlines and former British Midland in December 1995 via the industry’s…
first airline booking engine websites, global online travel has grown to generate today more than half a trillion dollars in annual revenue. This development has brought significant changes to the airline business, travel markets, and consumers. Today, airlines worldwide not only use e-commerce for online marketing and selling but also as a platform to offer unique services and capabilities that have no counterpart in the physical world. This book is an in-depth introduction to airline e-commerce. It covers a broad scope of areas that are essential to an airline’s ongoing digital transformation. Digital properties & features E-marketing E-sales & distribution Web customer service E-commerce organization E-commerce strategy Written by an airline e-commerce expert and illustrated with numerous examples of leading airlines in this area, Dr. Hanke provides for comprehensive "behind-the-scenes" details of how airline e-commerce works. This book is a crucial companion for students and practitioners alike because it allows the reader to acquire a thorough foundation of airline e-commerce. Furthermore, the book enables the reader to appreciate the ramifications of airline e-commerce in certain corporate areas and to take effective action for a successful e-commerce strategy.China's Economic Future: Challenges to U.S.Policy (Studies On Contemporary China)
Par Joint Economic Committee Congress of the United States. 1997
This is the latest Joint Economic Committee volume on the Chinese economy. With the current state of US-China relations and…
Hong Kong's accession in 1997, the study should provide policy makers in the USA with a useful tool in guiding economic policy toward China.Economic Breakthrough and Recovery: Theory and Policy
Par David C. Colander, Jeffrey R Cornwall. 1994
Debt, Crisis and Recovery: The 1930's and the 1990's (Columbia University Seminars Ser.)
Par Perry G. Mehrling, Albert G. Hart. 1993
This book provides a perspective by a prominent economist on the problems of debt, recession, and recovery in the 1930s…
as compared with the 1990s. The book begins with several chapters on the explosion of debt in the public and private sectors during the 1970s and 1980s, and its implications for economic stagnation and recession that seem to plague the economy. Resolution of the debt problem and reform of the banking and financial system are critically important because these problems dampen economic recovery and growth in the future. The second part of the book is a reprint of Albert Hart's classic 1938 study, Debts and Recovery 1929 to 1937, originally published by the 20th Century Fund. The extraordinary parallel between financial problems of the 1930s and the 1990s, solutions of the past, and proposed reforms for the future may provide a fascinating study for scholars and interested citizens alike.Handbook of Markets and Economies: East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand
Par Anthony Pecotich, Clifford J Shultz. 2006
East and Southeast Asia is a vast and complex region. Its countries have a bewildering array of histories, demographics, economic…
structures, cultural backgrounds, and global marketing potential. This Handbook unravels the mystery. Each chapter is written by a country specialist and provides a thorough and up-to-date analysis of one of the ESEA countries. Each author follows a consistent model and covers geography and natural resources, the political system, the economic system, the social system, and the marketing environment. Complete chapters are devoted to: Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China and Hong Kong, East Timor, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (North and South), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Not just a review of current conditions, the Handbook offers prognoses for future marketing and commercial activity in each country. This definitive resource is generously illustrated with maps, figures, and tables, and includes comprehensive references and source materials for each country. It is an essential reference for students, researchers, and practitioners in the global economy.India Infrastructure Report 2012: Private Sector in Education
Par Idfc Foundation. 2013
Today, India’s education sector remains a victim of poor policies, restrictive regulations and orthodoxy. Despite being enrolled in schools, children…
are not learning adequately. Increasingly, parents are seeking alternatives through private inputs in school and tuition. Students are dropping out from secondary school in spite of high financial returns of secondary education, and those who do complete it have inferior conceptual knowledge. Higher education is over-regulated and under-governed, keeping away serious private providers and reputed global institutes. Graduates from high schools, colleges and universities are not readily employable, and few are willing to pay for skill development. Ironically, the Right to Education Act, if strictly enforced, will result in closure of thousands of non-state schools, and millions of poor children will be left without access to education. Eleventh in the series, India Infrastructure Report 2012 discusses challenges in the education sector — elementary, secondary, higher, and vocational — and explores strategies for constructive change and opportunities for the private sector. It suggests that immediate steps are required to reform the sector to reap the benefits from India’s ‘demographic dividend’ due to a rise in the working age population. Result of a collective effort led by the IDFC Foundation, this Report brings together a range of perspectives from academics, researchers and practitioners committed to enhancing educational practices. It will be an invaluable resource for policymakers, researchers and corporates.Transforming the U.S. Financial System: An Equitable and Efficient Structure for the 21st Century (Economic Policy Institute Ser.)
Par Robert Pollin, Gerald Epstein, Gary Dymski. 1994
This work challenges the conventional understanding of Hong Kong's political culture as one of indifference. It takes a historical look…
at political participation in the former colony and includes an in-depth analysis of 13 selected cases.Alternatives to Economic Orthodoxy: Reader in Political Economy
Par Randy Albelda. 1988
Exploring the question of whether China's peasantry was a revolutionary force, this volume pays particular attention to the first half…
of the 20th century, when peasant-based conflict was central to nationwide revolutionary processes. It traces key themes of social conflict and peasant resistance.The Expansion of Economics: Toward a More Inclusive Social Science
Par Shoshana Grossbard-Shechtman, Christopher K. Clague. 2002
Economics, like most other social sciences, is not a pure discipline. Indeed, it has been enhanced by the fact that…
there is so much overlap between it and the related fields of business, industrial relations, political science, social psychology, and sociology. This book is the first attempt to explain how work in economics has influenced and benefited from a merging of economic analysis with the research practices of these related fields of study. With contributions from leading economists from around the world, it demonstrates how economics is leading the way toward a more unified social science.Value, Technical Change and Crisis: Explorations in Marxist Economic Theory
Par David Laibman. 1992
This text brings together studies in various aspects of the theory of the capitalist economy. It focuses on major themes…
of the Marxist tradition that postulate the existence and importance of social relations and structures underlying the esoteric realm of economic categories: prices, profits, wages, etc. The author takes a reappraising, critical look at the concepts of the deep structure - value, explitation, immanent crisis - using the analytical tools of modern economics to improve those concepts. The book is divided into four parts. Part 1 explores the essential nature of capitalism, re-examining problems in the theory of value and exploitation. Part 2 tackles the issue of capitalism-specific paths of growth and technical change, putting forward a rigorous theory of biased technical change and non-steady-state growth. Part 3 examines the cyclical character of capitalist growth and the theory of crises. Finally, Part 4 places capitalism in the wider framework of modes of production, considering the theory of precapitalist formations and aspects of the theory and practical experience of socialism. The guiding theme is the combination, or confrontation, of rigorous, quantitative analytical techniques with equally demanding qualitative and political-economic conceptualization. The book's premise is that this interface is essential to a progressive yet distinctively Marxist social theory.