Economic Conditions

In an age when pundits constantly decry bias in the media, we have naturally become skeptical of the news. But the bluntness of such critiques masks the much more sophisticated way in which the media frame important stories. In "Front Page Economics",...

As populations age and revenues diminish, government and private pension funds around the world are facing insolvency. The looming social security crisis is especially dire for women, who generally live longer than men but have worked less in the formal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780770436162Author David WesselFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Crown BusinessPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

The publication of the series, 'Studies in Canadian Geography,' by the organizers of the 22nd International Geographical Congress, introduces to the international community of geographers a new perspective of the regional entities which form this vast...

The collapse of the financial markets in 2008 and the resulting 'Great Recession' merely accelerated an already worrisome trend: the shift away from an employer-based social welfare system in the United States. Since the end of World War II, a...

Given the powerfully negative and ongoing impact of the Great Recession on western economies, the question of whether historically wealthy nations--the US, Western European countries, Japan--can stay wealthy has become an overriding concern for virtually...

Landowners, Capitalists, and Entrepreneurs explores a number of important themes in modern social and economic history. Its wide range of original studies by distinguished historians throws fresh light on the developing connections between landed and...

The contributions to this edited collection, first published in 1983, are based on two underlying themes. The first examines the major recession that took hold of the global economy during the 1980s and assesses its effects on key areas of social...

This book examines the effects of high and volatile food prices during 2007-08 on low-income farmers and consumers in developing, transition, and industrialized countries. Previous studies of this crisis have mostly used models to estimate the likely...

Much has been written on China's State-Owned Enterprises ( SOEs) reform following the restructuring impact on China's economic reform process in the last decade. However, as a major root of social and economic change, little has been discussed beyond a...

The nature of globalization and the fallout from the international financial crisis have brought profound changes to societies and economies around the world. This book documents that, over the last two decades, the growth of nonstandard and informal...

This work, first published in 1990, reissues the first thorough examination of the essentially masculine nature of Max Weber's social and political thinking. Through a detailed examination of his central texts, the author demonstrates Weber's masculine...

This book offers a broad outline of the Yeltsin government's economic policies for 1992 and 1993. It provides an overview of the privatization process and defense conversion in Russia and discusses regulations on foreign investment in privatizing...

Upon the foundation of his unique experience and education, the late Arcadius Kahan (1920-1982) built a substantial body of scholarship on all aspects of the tsarist economy. Yet some of his important contribution might well have been dissipated were it...

The political decisions made by the founding fathers were crucial to the success of the early republic. But the economic decisions they made were just as pivotal, ensuring the general welfare and common defense of the United States for decades to come...

The Mediterranean sea is set to achieve the highest volume of shipping trade in the world in the 21st century. This anticipated expansion will be due in part to the growth of the AsiaEurope trade corridor, complemented by the proposed Suez Canal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569023976Author Asayehgn DestaFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Red Sea Press,U.S.Publisher Red Sea Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 472g

This book examines the potential role of European Union law in combating poverty and social exclusion in the European Union.Anti-poverty strategies have been part of the European Union agenda for decades. Most saliently, over a decade ago, the EU's...

The Frugal Innovation and Bottom of the Pyramid Markets series comprises four volumes, covering theoretical perspectives, themes and various aspects of interest across four key geographical regions where BOP markets are located - South America, Asia,...

In the wake of the global financial crisis, Asia is leading the global recovery with strong economic growth. However, this book argues that, in the coming years, the region will need to play a much more active role in shaping the future global financial...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815702603Author Philip H. GordonFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm)...

Originally published in 1930, the essays in this book discuss some of the leading financial controversities of the early 1930s in non-technical language. Rationalisation, the Gold Standard and the problems of currency and credit in their relation to...

The Information Age offers a critical examination of the challenges a newly-devolved Wales faces in reinventing itself as a confident and competitive 'e-nation'. The development and exploitation of technology has long been at the core of Welsh economic...

The impact of North Sea oil and gas on the British economy is examined thoroughly in this book. It explores why the early years of the 1980s, when oil production had risen to the level of self-sufficiency and beyond were years of recession and...

This volume, originally published in 1983, analyses the extent to which American dominance in world affairs is based on the control of oil resources and the changes which will inevitably take place with the end of the oil era. The author concludes that...

First published in 1998, this organizational and professional socialization of trainee chartered accountants reports the findings of an ICAEW funded research project which explored the training and socialization of trainee accountants in two Big Six...

This book sets out to explain the very particular characteristics of Spanish infrastructure policy. The capital city of Madrid plays a central role. It not only achieved the status of economic capital of Spain in recent decades but together with its...

This book charts the development of capitalism in the post-war period and describes the challenges that the system has faced since 1945. It describes the measures that were taken to deal with the post-war slump and the ways in which most capitalist...

Focusing on the struggles of youth in the Arabian Gulf to find their place in their encounters with modernity, Everyday Youth Cultures in the Gulf Peninsula explores how global forces are reshaping everyday cultural experiences in authoritarian societies...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570272837Author P MFormat PaperbackPage Count 74Imprint AutonomediaPublisher AutonomediaWeight(grams) 101g

Considering the examples of Australia and the Pacific Rim, Growth and Productivity in East Asia offers a contemporary explanation for national productivity that measures contributions not only from capital and labor, but also from economic activities and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780817944827Author Terry L. AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Hoover Institution Press,U.S.Publisher Hoover Institution Press,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780817917845Author Martin Neil BailyFormat HardbackPage Count 424Imprint Hoover Institution Press,U.S.Publisher Hoover Institution Press,U.S.Weight(grams)...

This account of the interplay of politics and economics in Chile in three successive administrations ending with the 1973 coup suggests that social class plays a major role in determining the outcome of economic policies in Latin America. As the author...

In the Andean city of Otavalo, Ecuador, a cultural renaissance is now taking place against a backdrop of fading farming traditions, transnational migration and an influx of new consumer goods. Recently, Otavalenos have transformed their textile trade...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780299333942Author Torben M. AndersenFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint University of Wisconsin PressPublisher University of Wisconsin...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780470643921Author Joshua HollandFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint John Wiley & Sons LtdPublisher Turner Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

Throughout history, financial crises have always been caused by excesses - frequently monetary excesses - which lead to a boom and an inevitable bust. In our current crisis it was a housing boom and bust that in turn led to financial turmoil in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583671962Author Fred MagdoffFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Monthly Review Press,U.S.Publisher Monthly Review Press,U.S.Weight(grams)...

The impact of North Sea oil and gas on the British economy is examined thoroughly in this book. It explores why the early years of the 1980s, when oil production had risen to the level of self-sufficiency and beyond were years of recession and...