This analysis of the extent of trade integration of sub-Saharan African countries in the global economy focuses on four key concepts: trade openness, captured by import and export flows; the centrality in the global and regional trade network; gravity... Zobraziť viac
Learn the basics of economics and keep up to date on our ever-changing economy Whether you’re studying economics in high school or college, or you’re just interested in taking a peek into the complexities of how money moves, Economics For Dummies is... Zobraziť viac
Chy vvazhaiete vy sebe dostatno uspishnym? Chy mozhlyvo vzahali pochuvatysia dostatno uspishnym u suchasnomu sviti, i shcho my mozhemo zrobyty, aby ne lyshe dosiahty vershyny, a y rozpochaty vpevnenu podorozh do nastupnoi? U kozhnoho iz nas svoia meta... Zobraziť viac
For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your home within days - even hours - of when you decided you wanted it... Zobraziť viac
Two renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes in human history as we move into the next century... Zobraziť viac
How did Britain become the servant of the world's most powerful and corrupt men? ... Zobraziť viac
Arguing that the slave trade was at the heart of Britain's economic progress, Eric Williams's landmark 1944 study revealed the connections between capitalism and racism, and has influenced generations of historians ever since... Zobraziť viac
From the beetroot fields of North Dakota to the campgrounds of California to Amazon's CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labour pool, made up largely of transient older adults... Zobraziť viac
False economics. Threats, bribes, extortion. Debt, deception, coups, assassinations and unbridled military power. These are the tools used by the ‘corporatocracy’ – a vast network of corporations, banks, colluding governments and rich and powerful ... Zobraziť viac
This longtime favorite of professors and students is now fully revised to reflect the latest developments in public policy and economic research. THis revision brings together the talents and insights of Nobel Prize ... Zobraziť viac
Twenty years after creating the phenomenal bestselling classic The One Minute Manager, Ken Blanchard returns to its roots with the most powerful and essential title in the series as he explores the ... Zobraziť viac
The classic work about improving creativity from world-renowned writer and philosopher Edward de Bono. In schools we are taught to meet problems head-on: what Edward de Bono calls 'vertical thinking'... Zobraziť viac
The co-founder and longtime president of Pixar updates and expands upon his 2014 New York Times bestseller on creative leadership, reflecting on the management principles used to build Pixar's singularly successful culture... 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
According to conventional wisdom, innovation is best left to the dynamic entrepreneurs of the private sector, and government should get out of the way. But what if all this was wrong? What if, from Silicon Valley to medical breakthroughs, ... 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
From the international bestselling author of Principles and legendary investor Ray Dalio, who has spent half a century studying global markets, The Changing World Order examines history’s most turbulent economic and political periods to... Zobraziť viac
The first book to explain why blockchain technology will fundamentally change our lives. Blockchain is the ingeniously simple technology that powers Bitcoin. But it is much more than that, too... Zobraziť viac
They're back! And this time it's sensational. The authors of the bestselling global phenomenon Freakonomics have been busy, researching the hidden side of even more controversial topics... Zobraziť viac
Working after the war, Hayek's writing was very much against the tide of mainstream Keynesian economic thought. But in the 1970s and 1980s - the eras of Thatcherism and Reaganomics - he was championed as a prophet of neo-liberalism by those who were... Zobraziť viac
