Twenty years after creating the phenomenal bestselling classic The One Minute Manager, Ken Blanchard returns to its roots... Zobraziť viac
Since the days of Adam Smith, economists have grappled with a series of familiar problems - but often their ideas are hard to digest, before we even try to apply them to today's issues. Linda Yueh is renowned for her combination of erudition, ... Zobraziť viac
In the wake of the financial crisis and the Great Recession, economics seems anything but a science. In this sharp, masterfully argued book, Dani Rodrik, a leading critic from within, takes a close look at economics to examine when it falls short... Zobraziť viac
There is no better guide than Paul Krugman to basic economics, the ideas that animate much of our public policy. Likewise, there is no better foe of zombie economics, the misunderstandings that just won't die... Zobraziť viac
This short primer distils Ruchir Sharma's decades of global analytic experience into ten rules for identifying nations that are poised to take off or crash. A wake-up call to economists who failed to foresee every recent crisis, including the ... Zobraziť viac
Capitalism now dominates the globe, both in economics and ideology, shapes every aspect of our world and influences everything from laws, wars and government to interpersonal relationships. "Introducing Capitalism" tells the story of its remarkable... Zobraziť viac
Blockchain is the ingeniously simple technology that powers Bitcoin. But it is much more than that, too. It is a public ledger to which everyone has access, but which no single person controls. It allows for companies and individuals ... Zobraziť viac
Penguin: THE NEW INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE WORLD IS FLATWe all sense it: something big is going on.... Zobraziť viac
Portfolio Penguin: Tough Mudder is not a race. It's a challenge.Unlike other endurance events, Tough Mudder encourages team... Zobraziť viac
What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution... Zobraziť viac
In this Freak 'how-to' guide, the mavericks behind the Freakonomics phenomenon teach you their secrets: how to challenge conventional wisdom, unravel life's secret codes and think differently – that is, think like a Freak. Levitt and Dubner see the world Zobraziť viac
A century ago, the idea of 'the economy' didn't exist. Now economics is the supreme ideology of our time, with its own rules and language. The trouble is, most of us can't speak it... Zobraziť viac
Three quarters of our current electricity usage and transport methods are derived from fossil fuels and yet within two centuries these resources will dry up. Energy Economics covers the role of each fossil and renewable energy source in today’s world, ... Zobraziť viac
The past decade has seen increased attention to cost-effectiveness and benefit-cost analysis in education as administrators are being asked to accomplish more with the same or even fewer resources, philanthropists are keen to calculate their "... Zobraziť viac
Who thought up paper money? How did the contraceptive pill change the face of the legal profession? Why was the horse collar as important for human progress as the steam engine? ... Zobraziť viac
Adam Smith is now widely regarded as 'the father of modern economics' and the most influential economist who ever lived. But what he really thought, and what the implications of his ideas... Zobraziť viac
Produktivitätsvorteile durch Einfachautomatisierung. Spezialisierte und hochqualitative Produkte kostengünstig und wettbewerbsfähig produzieren - der Traum jedes Unternehmers... Zobraziť viac
New York Times Bestseller. A former Wall Street quant sounds an alarm on the mathematical models that pervade modern life - and threaten to rip apart our social fabric. We live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our... Zobraziť viac
Economic thinking - about climate change, immigration, austerity, automation and much more - in its most digestible formFor decades, a single free market philosophy has dominated global economics... Zobraziť viac
The definitive guide to the history of economic thought, fully revised twenty years after first publication... Zobraziť viac