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Covid, Brexit and The Anglosphere: Frameworks for Future Trade and Economic Growth Richard D Simmons (University of Hertfordshire, UK) 9781803826905
RRP: £17.99£13.22What is the role of trade to both expedite growth and to provide the transformative innovations needed in our post-Pandemic, post-Brexit, unstable world? Using historical examples to demonstrate how complex forces interplay into virtuous or vicious... -
Economic Development Parables: From Siam to Thailand Winai Wongsurawat (College of Management, Mahidol University) 9781032491295
RRP: £49.99£43.50Wongsurawat looks at the history of Thailand since the mid-nineteenth century and uses events to elucidate basic economic models and concepts. He selects defining moments in Thailand's history to convey key economic ideas worthy of classroom discussion... -
Nature and the Marketplace: Capturing The Value Of Ecosystem Services by Geoffrey Heal 9781559637961
RRP: £26.00£21.70In recent years, scientists have begun to focus on the idea that healthy, functioning ecosystems provide essential services to human populations, ranging from water purification to food and medicine to climate regulation. Lacking a healthy environment,... -
Too Little, Too Late: The Quest to Resolve Sovereign Debt Crises by Martin Guzman
RRP: £68.00£52.77The current approach to resolving sovereign debt crises does not work: sovereign debt restructurings come too late and address too little. Though unresolved debt crises impose enormous costs on societies, many recent restructurings have not been deep... -
Governing for Prosperity by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita 9780300080186
£21.31How do political institutions help promote prosperity in some countries and poverty in others? What can be done to encourage leaders to govern not for patronage but for economic growth? In this book, such distinguished political economists as Douglass... -
Mainstreaming Corporate Responsibility by N. Craig Smith 9780470753941
RRP: £56.95£50.37As managers find that they must grapple with increasingly complex social and environmental problems as an integral part of business strategy and operations, they require different knowledge, skills and competencies than in the past. Mainstreaming... -
Socio-Economic Development by Adam Szirmai
RRP: £50.99£46.20Why are poor countries poor and rich countries rich? How are wealth and poverty related to changes in health, life expectancy, education, population growth and politics? This non-technical introduction to development studies explores the dynamics of... -
Theories of Performance: Organizational and Service Improvement in the Public Domain by Colin Talbot 9780199575954
RRP: £53.00£42.23How well do governments do in converting the resources they take from us - like taxes - into services that improve the well-being of individuals, groups, and society as a whole? In other words: how well do they perform? This question has become... -
Socialism, Capitalism, Transformation by Leszek Balcerowicz 9781858660264
RRP: £81.00£74.31Essays on the theme of economic transition in Central and Eastern Europe.About the AuthorLeszek Balcerowicz is Professor at Warsaw School of Economics. He was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in Poland.Reviews"In this book Prof Balcerowicz... -
Signal 07: A Journal of International Political Graphics and Culture Josh Macphee 9781629638669
RRP: £14.99£10.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629638669Author Josh MacpheeFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint PM PressPublisher PM Press -
Public-Private Partnership Projects in Infrastructure: An Essential Guide for Policy Makers by Jeffrey Delmon
RRP: £33.99£29.26Infrastructural investment is critical to economic growth, quality of life, poverty reduction, access to education, health care, and the achievement of many of the goals of a robust economy. But infrastructure is difficult for the public sector to get... -
International Financial Centres after the Global Financial Crisis and Brexit by Youssef Cassis 9780198817314
£96.81This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. As well as marking... -
Sustainability Policy, Planning and Gentrification in Cities by Susannah Bunce
£37.24Sustainability Policy, Planning and Gentrification in Cities explores the growing convergences between urban sustainability policy, planning practices and gentrification in cities. Via a study of governmental policy and planning initiatives and informal,... -
Supercommunities: A handbook for the 21st century by Keith Harrison-Broninski 9780929652665
RRP: £19.99£18.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780929652665Author Keith Harrison-BroninskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 418Imprint Meghan-Kiffer Press (Consignment)Publisher Meghan-Kiffer Press... -
Depoliticizing Development: The World Bank and Social Capital by John Harriss 9781843310495
RRP: £19.99£19.21The idea of social capital - meaning, most simply put, 'social connections' - was unheard of outside a small circle of sociologists until very recently. Now, it is proclaimed by the World Bank to be the 'missing link' in international development and has... -
Wealth Creation: A New Framework for Rural Economic and Community Development by Shanna E. Ratner
RRP: £33.99£30.00A new approach to rural development is emerging. Instead of being about attracting companies that might create jobs over which communities have no control, the emerging paradigm is about connecting the unique underutilized assets of place with market... -
Solarnomics: Setting Up and Managing a Profitable Solar Business by David Wright
RRP: £37.99£33.64Solar power has come of age. Not only has it become one of the key alternatives to fossil fuels, it can now be deployed in a way that makes a viable business with a financial profit. This book shows industry professionals and students how to do just that... -
Managing Community Resettlement: Putting Livelihoods First Robert Gerrits 9781032397214
RRP: £45.99£40.44Each year millions of people are displaced from their homes and lands. While international environmental and social performance standards on land access and involuntary resettlement exist, no framework supporting livelihood restoration has been developed... -
Why Africa fails by Elly Twineyo-Kamigusha 9780624055365
RRP: £15.95£9.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780624055365Author Elly Twineyo-KamigushaFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Tafelberg Publishers LtdPublisher Tafelberg Publishers LtdWeight(grams) 245g -
Public and Private Ownership of British Industry 1820-1990 by James Foreman-Peck 9780198203599
£52.52Britain led the way for much of the world with industrial privatization during the 1980s. Yet the historical origins of the process that was being reversed have rarely been examined. This is a study of public and private ownership in industries such as... -
Gender Equality and Sustainable Development Melissa Leach 9781138921313
RRP: £28.99£25.09For pathways to be truly sustainable and advance gender equality and the rights and capabilities of women and girls, those whose lives and well-being are at stake must be involved in leading the way. Gender Equality and Sustainable Development calls for... -
Global Bioethics: An introduction Henk ten Have 9781138124103
RRP: £44.99£39.59The panorama of bioethical problems is different today. Patients travel to Thailand for fast surgery; commercial surrogate mothers in India deliver babies to parents in rich countries; organs, body parts and tissues are trafficked from East to Western... -
Sustainability in Transition: Principles for Developing Solutions Travis Gliedt (The University of Oklahoma, USA) 9781138690134
RRP: £39.99£35.46Sustainability in Transition: Principles for Developing Solutions offers the first in-depth education-focused treatment of how to address sustainability in a comprehensive manner. The textbook is structured as a learning-centered approach to walk... -
The Heartbeat of Excellence: The Design of Changing Sustainably, the Swiss Way Curt Blattner 9781912555697
RRP: £12.99£8.83The world is exhibiting the urgent need for sustainable change. In his first book, Curt Blattner introduces a new approach fit for the modern workforce which encourages sustainable interactive leadership - placing the dialogue between leaders and teams... -
Research Handbook of Sustainability Agency Satu Teerikangas 9781803922546
RRP: £37.95£34.30This innovative Research Handbook answers crucial questions about how individuals and organisations can make a difference towards sustainability. Offering an integrative perspective on sustainability agency, it reviews individual, active, organisational... -
Sustainable Energy Solutions for Climate Change by Mark Diesendorf
RRP: £58.99£51.48Renewable energy expert Mark Diesendorf issues a powerful challenge in this clear and comprehensive guide to the technology and policies we need to adopt to ensure an ecologically sustainable energy future for the planet.Sustainable Energy Solutions for... -
To Get Rich is Glorious: Challenges Facing China's Economic Reform and Opening at Forty by Jacques DeLisle 9780815737254
RRP: £35.00£30.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815737254Author Jacques deLisleFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm)... -
Peak Energy Demand and Demand Side Response by Jacopo Torriti 9781138064942
RRP: £41.99£37.04With different intensities, depending on the season, every morning and evening of any weekday there are the same peaks in electricity demand. Peaks can bring about significantly negative environmental and economic impacts. Demand Side Response is a... -
How to Develop a Sustainable Business School Veronique Ambrosini 9781802201208
£71.61Tackling the pressing challenges that business schools face as they deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this How To guide provides rich insights into how to create and sustain the business schools of the future.The SDGs are ubiquitous... -
Waste Management and Sustainable Consumption: Reflections on consumer waste Karin Ekstroem 9781138797260
RRP: £47.99£41.81The accelerated pace of global consumption over the past decades has meant that governments across the world are now faced with significant challenges in dealing with the dramatically increased volume of waste. While research on waste management has... -
Reimagining Innovation Systems in the COVID and Post-COVID World Lakhwinder Singh 9781032633855
RRP: £36.99£32.53• The book focuses on healthcare innovation systems including using existing technologies towards making the health innovation system more effective and more accessible for all. • The book also looks at how the pandemic has forced organisations to... -
Whole Earth Thinking and Planetary Coexistence: Ecological wisdom at the intersection of religion, ecology, and philosophy Sam Mickey 9781138743557
RRP: £53.99£46.87Like never before in history, humans are becoming increasingly interconnected with one another and with the other inhabitants and habitats of Earth. There are numerous signs of planetary interrelations, from social media and international trade to... -
Mobilizing for Development: The Modernization of Rural East Asia by Kristen E. Looney 9781501748844
RRP: £39.00£34.12Mobilizing for Development tackles the question of how countries achieve rural development and offers a new way of thinking about East Asia's political economy that challenges the developmental state paradigm. Through a comparison of Taiwan... -
Africa's Lions: Growth Traps and Opportunities for Six African Economies by Haroon Bhorat
RRP: £30.00£26.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815729495Author Haroon BhoratFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 413gDimensions(mm)... -
Green Supply Chain Management Charisios Achillas 9781138644618
RRP: £36.99£32.78Today, one of the top priorities of an organization's modern corporate strategy is to portray itself as socially responsible and environmentally sustainable. As a focal point of sustainability initiatives, green supply chain management has emerged as a... -
Scared of Something Different: Journey of Business Disruption & Innovation by Keith Churchouse 9780992828127
RRP: £9.99£7.80You already knew you were good! You didn't need to start a business to prove it, but you were ready to do that at the time. Now, if you have time to refl ect, it's clear that it was the right decision. Yes, it was a bit of an egotistical whirlwind at the... -
Renewing Indigenous Economies by Kathy Ratte
£29.56Before the arrival of Europeans, Native Americans had thriving societies based on governing structures and property rights that encouraged productivity and trade. These traditional economies were crippled by federal law that has held Indians in colonial... -
Aid Paradoxes in Afghanistan: Building and Undermining the State by Nematullah Bizhan
RRP: £39.99£35.06The relationship between aid and state building is highly complex and the effects of aid on weak states depend on donors' interests, aid modalities and the recipient's pre-existing institutional and socio-political conditions. This book argues that, in... -
Revolutionizing Sustainability Education: Stories and Tools of Mindset Transformation Ekaterina Ivanova (Graduate School of Business at the HSE University Moscow, Russia.) 9781032135380
RRP: £36.99£32.78There is growing awareness among leading responsible management scholars and practitioners that understanding global wicked problems is insufficient in effecting lasting engagement and changed behaviors. Research indicates that to impact behavior, the... -
Sustainable Action: Overcoming the Barriers by Christian Berg
RRP: £41.99£36.75In this timely exploration of sustainable actions, Christian Berg unpacks the complexity in understanding the barriers we face in moving towards a sustainable future, providing solution perspectives for every level, from individuals to governments and...