No-one deserves to be a millionaire. Not even you. We all notice when the poor get poorer: when there are more rough sleepers and food bank queues start to grow. But if the rich become richer, there is nothing much to see in public and, for most of us,... Zobraziť viac
In this compelling dialogue, two of the world’s most influential thinkers reflect on the value of equality and debate what citizens and governments should do to narrow the gaps that separate us.Ranging across economics, philosophy, history, and current... Zobraziť viac
How only violence and catastrophes have consistently reduced inequality throughout world historyAre mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is... Zobraziť viac
In 2020, the prominent Danish feminist Emma Holten read an article stating that women were a net ‘deficit’ to society. Women took more than they gave, ‘draining’ the public purse by giving birth and taking parental leave. They contributed less than... Zobraziť viac
China dominates manufacturing and is the world's largest retail market, but for companies outside of China, finding ways to do business in the country is increasingly uncertain in the face of rising US-China tension, combined with China's crackdowns ... Zobraziť viac
Borders draw one map of the world; money draws another. A journalist’s riveting account exposes a parallel universe exempt from the laws of the land, and how the wealthy and powerful benefit from it... Zobraziť viac
Who are you? Why are you, you? What kind of person do you want to be? ... Zobraziť viac
Football has always measured success by what you win, but only in the last twenty years have clubs started to think about how you win. Data has now suffused almost every aspect of how football is played, coached, scouted and consumed... Zobraziť viac
The revolutionary movement behind the explosive growth of Intel, Google, Amazon and Uber. With a foreword by Larry Page, and contributions from Bono and Bill Gates... Zobraziť viac
Thomas Piketty—whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century pushed inequality to the forefront of public debate—wrote The Economics of Inequality as an introduction to the conceptual and factual background necessary for interpreting changes in ... Zobraziť viac
The first and best, major treatment of the crucial years 1848-1875, a penetrating analysis of the rise of capitalism throught the world. In the 1860s a new word entered the economic and political vocabulary of the world: 'capitalism'... Zobraziť viac
Uncover the power and peril of big data with a firm at the nexus of 21st-century issues. Explore the trade-offs between progress and privacy, and the future of global dynamics. Zobraziť viac
The celebrated scientist and author of Why Information Grows reveals how knowledge moves, drives progress and shapes the world. We all understand that knowledge shapes the fate of business and the growth of nations, but few of us are aware of... Zobraziť viac
Publikácia Nákladový controlling – prípadové štúdie je vynikajúcou učebnou pomôckou, vďaka ktorej si študenti môžu preveriť svoje teoretické poznatky z oblasti nákladového controllingu a zistiť, či ich vedia efektívne využiť pri riešení praktických... Zobraziť viac
From the inability of wealth to make us happier, to our catastrophic blindness to the credit crunch, "Economyths" reveals ten ways in which economics has failed us all. Forecasters predicted a prosperous year in 2008 for financial markets ... Zobraziť viac
Now in its fourth edition, this book is a comprehensive and contemporary analysis of the major areas of natural resource and environmental economics. All chapters have been fully updated in light of new developments and changes in the subject, and... Zobraziť viac
24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep explores some of the ruinous consequences of the expanding non-stop processes of twenty-first-century capitalism. The marketplace now operates through every hour of the clock, ... Zobraziť viac
What’s the point of knowing anything when facts are so easy to look up? Just reach for your computer, tablet or mobile and ask the sky. We’re living in the golden age of rational ignorance where more people know who Khloe Kardashian ... Zobraziť viac
In this timely book, Michael Bhaskar unravels the art of selection as one of the most relevant techniques for businesses and individuals in a world increasingly overwhelmed by information... Zobraziť viac
The Celebrity Experience combines the best practices of the business world with those of the celebrity world to create a practical and proactive guide for anyone who wants to bring their business's internal and external customer service ... Zobraziť viac
