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Cambridge University Press On the Road to Economic Prosperity
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Cambridge University Press Can BRICS Dedollarize the Global Financial System
Book SynopsisExisting scholarship has not systematically examined BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) as a rising power de-dollarization coalition, despite the group developing multiple de-dollarization initiatives to reduce currency risk and bypass US sanctions. To fill this gap, this study develops a ''Pathways to De-dollarization'' framework and applies it to analyze the institutional and market mechanisms that BRICS countries have created at the BRICS, sub-BRICS, and BRICS Plus levels. This framework identifies the leaders and followers of the BRICS de-dollarization coalition, assesses its robustness, and discerns how BRICS mobilizes other stakeholders. The authors employ process tracing, content analysis, semi-structured interviews, archival research, and statistical analysis of quantitative market data to analyze BRICS activities during 2009-2021. They find that BRICS'' coalitional de-dollarization initiatives have established critical infrastructure for a prospective alternative nTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. A Coalitional De-dollarization Challenge?; 3. BRICS as a De-dollarization Coalition; 4. 'Go-it-Alone' Strategy: Establishing New Institutions and Market Mechanisms; 5. 'Reform-the-Status-Quo' Strategy: Remaking Existing Institutions and Markets; 6. Conclusion and Implications for Future Research.
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Cambridge University Press Understanding Ludwig Lachmanns Economics
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Cambridge University Press Banking Stability and Financial Conglomerates in European Emerging Countries
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Cambridge University Press The Scientific Method
Book SynopsisThe scientific method delivers prosperity, yet scientific practice has become subject to corrupting influences from within and without the scientific community. This essential reference is intended to help remedy those threats. The authors identify eight essential criteria for the practice of science and provide checklists to help avoid costly failures in scientific practice. Not only for scientists, this book is for all stakeholders of the broad enterprise of science. Science administrators, research funders, journal editors, and policymakers alike will find practical guidance on how they can encourage scientific research that produces useful discoveries. Journalists, commentators, and lawyers can turn to this text for help with assessing the validity and usefulness of scientific claims. The book provides practical guidance and makes important recommendations for reforms in science policy and science administration. The message of the book is complemented by Nobel Laureate Vernon L. Smith''s foreword, and an afterword by Terence Kealey.Trade Review'How does scientific practice differ from scientific method? What does it take to become a good scientist? How to write an excellent paper? In times where science must confront rumors and fake news and struggles with inept practices, this clearly written book is a timely and valuable resource. The authors provide how-to checklists, starting with an oath every scientist and journalist should take: to have read all the work they cite. I highly recommended this book to everyone who loves science.' Gerd Gigerenzer, Director of the Harding Center for Risk Literacy, Max Planck Institute for Human Development'From time to time, admirable human institutions lose their way and need reformation. As this important book makes clear, much contemporary science badly needs reformation. Scientists have been distracted from the honest, self-critical search for truth by careerism, ideology, and other lamentable forces. Too often ‘science’ has become well-funded propaganda for a political narrative. The book outlines what science should be, what problems contemporary science is facing, and how to fix them.' William Happer, Cyrus Fogg Bracket Professor of Physics, Emeritus, Princeton University'This compact book challenges the status quo regarding what gets produced and published in the realm of science. The authors make clear why much research contributes nothing to scientific knowledge and how this situation can be changed by requiring checklists that focus the attention of stakeholders - journal editors, funding agencies, lawyers, regulators, the media, and scientists themselves - on the essential attributes of science, especially the consideration of alternative hypotheses. A compelling manifesto for how to make investment in science produce valid and useful results.' Geoffrey Kabat, Epidemiologist and author of Hyping Health Risks'Contemporary science falls well short of its ideals for trustworthiness and usefulness. This book tells the truth, spotlighting shortcomings and corruption in scientific practice, and provides step-by-step guidance for baking integrity and value into our research and publication practices.' Denise M. Rousseau, H.J. Heinz II University Professor of Organizational Behavior and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Defining the scientific method; 3. Checklist for the scientific method; 4. Assessing the quality of scientific practice; 5. Scientific practice: Problem of advocacy; 6. Scientific practice: Problem of journal reviews; 7. Scientific practice: Problem of government involvement; 8. What is takes to be a good scientist; 9. How scientists can discover useful knowledge; 10. How scientists can disseminate useful findings; 11. How stakeholders can help science; 12. Rescuing science from advocacy; Afterword by Terence Kealey.
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Cambridge University Press Virtual Trade in a Changing World
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Cambridge University Press COVID19 and Islamic Finance
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Cambridge University Press Defence Acquisition and Procurement
Book SynopsisThe acquisition and procurement of major weapons systems is fraught with difficulties. They tend to be delivered late, over budget and unable to meet requirements. This Element provides an economic analysis of why this happens. Market structure, demand by the military and supply by the arms firms, shapes the conduct of the agents and generates the poor performance observed. The military are trying to counter an evolving threat, subject to a budget constraint, high R&D costs and new technologies. The interaction between a government made up of warring tribes and arms firms with considerable market and political power is further complicated by a set of what economists call ''principal-agent'' problems, which are examined. While the poor performance has prompted many countries to propose reforms, the difficulty of the task and the institutional incentives faced by the actors mean that the reforms rarely solve the problem.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Requirements: What weapons are needed?; 3. Price: What will the weapons cost?; 4. Sources: Where to buy the weapon?; 5. Contracts: how to buy the weapons?; 6. Buyer organisation: what are the problems?; 7. Externalities: are there spill-overs?; 8. Conclusion; References.
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Cambridge University Press Banking Sector Reforms
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Cambridge University Press The International Law of Sovereign Debt Dispute Settlement
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Cambridge University Press Selection and Decision in Judicial Process Around the World
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Cambridge University Press Reinventing Capitalism in the Digital Age
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Cambridge University Press Public Interest and State Legitimation
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Cambridge University Press Defence Economics and Innovation
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Cambridge University Press Knowledge and Global Inequality Since 1800
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Cambridge University Press Understanding Ludwig Lachmanns Economics
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Cambridge University Press BRICS and the Global Financial Order
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Cambridge University Press Defence Economics and Innovation
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Cambridge University Press Regulating and Managing Banks in India Volume 1
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Cambridge University Press Negotiating Values
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Cambridge University Press Brownian Models of Performance and Control
Book SynopsisDirect and to the point, this book from one of the field's leaders covers Brownian motion and stochastic calculus at the graduate level, and illustrates the use of that theory in various application domains, emphasizing business and economics. The mathematical development is narrowly focused and briskly paced, with many concrete calculations and a minimum of abstract notation. The applications discussed include: the role of reflected Brownian motion as a storage model, queuing model, or inventory model; optimal stopping problems for Brownian motion, including the influential McDonaldâSiegel investment model; optimal control of Brownian motion via barrier policies, including optimal control of Brownian storage systems; and Brownian models of dynamic inference, also called Brownian learning models or Brownian filtering models.Table of Contents1. Brownian motion; 2. Stochastic storage models; 3. Further analysis of Brownian motion; 4. Stochastic calculus; 5. Optimally stopping a Brownian motion; 6. Reflected Brownian motion; 7. Optimal control of Brownian motion; 8. Brownian models of dynamic inference; 9. Further examples; Appendix A. Stochastic processes; Appendix B. Real analysis.
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Cambridge University Press Introduction to Mathematical Portfolio Theory International Series on Actuarial Science
Book SynopsisA concise yet comprehensive guide to the mathematics of portfolio theory from a modelling perspective, with discussion of the assumptions, limitations and implementations of the models as well as the theory underlying them. Aimed at advanced undergraduates, this book can be used for self-study or as a course text.Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Definitions of risk and return; 2. Efficient portfolios: the two-asset case; 3. Portfolios with a risk-free asset; 4. Finding the efficient frontier – the multi-asset case; 5. Single-factor models; 6. Multi-factor models; 7. Introducing utility; 8. Utility and risk aversion; 9. Foundations of utility theory; 10. Maximising long-term growth; 11. Stochastic dominance; 12. Risk measures; 13. The Capital Asset Pricing Model; 14. The arbitrage pricing model; 15. Market efficiency and rationality; 16. Brownian motion and stock price models across time; Appendix A. Matrix algebra; Appendix B. Solutions; References; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Valuation and Risk Management in Energy Markets
Book SynopsisValuation and Risk Management in Energy Markets surveys the mechanics of energy markets and the valuation of structures commonly arising in practice.Table of ContentsPart I. Introduction to Energy Commodities: 1. Context; 2. Forwards and carry; 3. Macro perspective; Part II. Basic Valuation and Hedging: 4. Risk-neutral valuation; 5. Dynamics of forwards; 6. Swaps books; Part III. Primary Valuation Issues: 7. Term structure of volatility; 8. Skew; 9. Correlation; Part IV. Multi-Factor Models: 10. Covariance, spot prices, and factor models; 11. Gaussian exponential factor models; 12. Modeling paradigms; Part V. Advanced Methods and Structures: 13. Natural gas storage; 14. Tolling deals; 15. Variable quantity swaps; Part VI. Additional Topics: 16. Control, risk metrics, and credit; 17. Conclusions; Appendices.
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Cambridge University Press Exclusionary Practices
Book SynopsisOffers a well-rounded perspective on monopolization and exclusionary practices - such as predation, rebates, exclusive dealing, tying, refusal to deal - which speaks to economists, lawyers, policy-makers and practitioners. It provides dedicated technical sections, case studies, and policy discussions.Trade Review'Exclusionary Practices provides a comprehensive and coherent treatment of the most challenging and controversial area of competition policy. Astutely navigating US – EU differences, it delivers an enlightening blend of economic and legal reasoning that will be an immensely valuable resource for scholars and practitioners.' Joseph E. Harrington, Jr, Patrick T. Harker Professor, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania'Fumagalli, Motta, and Calcagno are at the forefront of the economic analysis of abuse of dominance. They have distilled their findings from over a decade of research and policy into a readable, authoritative, and insightful book. It is written by exactly the right people and comes out at an opportune moment. This superb book is a joy to read.' Tommaso Valletti, Chief Competition Economist, European Commission and Professor of Economics, Imperial College London'The growing gap between US and EU enforcement of exclusionary conduct cries out for the type of careful economic explanation supplied in this volume. Readers of every level will find the intuition, examples, cases, and models illuminating, and will come away with a better understanding of the overall debate as well as how to analyze any specific example.' Fiona Scott Morton, Theodore Nierenberg Professor of Economics, Yale School of Management'Exclusionary Practices is a superb contribution to the literature on this most complex and controversial area of competition policy. I congratulate the authors for providing a general analytic framework for the integration of economics-based reasoning into clear and administrable legal rules.' Richard Whish QC, King's College London'A bold and timely book. The authors make a robust case for evaluating exclusionary conduct using an effects-based approach and they provide the basic economic tools needed to make that approach work.' Carl Shapiro, University of California, Berkeley'… Fumagalli, Motta, and Calgano's book is an indispensable companion for lawyers and economists who are looking for an up-to-date balanced economic analysis.' Konstantinos Stylianou, European Competition Law ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Predatory pricing; 2. Price discrimination and single-product rebates; 3. Exclusive dealing; 4. Tying, bundling and bundled rebates; 5. Vertical foreclosure.
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Cambridge University Press Taming Intuition
Book SynopsisThe success of democratic governance hinges on an electorate''s ability to reward elected officials who act faithfully and punish those who do not. Yet there is considerable variation among voters in their ability to objectively evaluate representatives'' performance. In this book the authors develop a theoretical model, the Intuitionist Model of Political Reasoning, which posits that this variation across voters is the result of individual differences in the predisposition to reflect on and to override partisan impulses. Individuals differ in partisan intuitions resulting from the strength of their attachments to parties, as well as the degree to which they are willing to engage in the cognitively taxing process of evaluating those intuitions. The balance of these forces - the strength of intuitions and the willingness to second guess one''s self - determines the extent to which individuals update their assessments of political parties and elected officials in a rational manner.Trade Review'Arceneaux and Vander Wielen's book is transformative as it explores a question that has been ignored when it comes to democratic citizenship: what happens when citizens reflect? They develop an impressive theory and use state-of-the-art methods to show that reflection fundamentally alters how citizens reason and make decisions. The book not only alters common understandings of citizens' behaviors, but also sets an agenda for the future of all research on democratic citizenship.' James N. Druckman, Payson S. Wild Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University'In this remarkable book, Arceneaux and Vander Wielen apply dual-process models of how people think to questions of how they reason about politics. They develop and refine a powerful conceptual model and then provide insightful, innovative empirical tests. I have long been looking for a book like this one that integrates recent insights about human cognition with long-standing questions about how voters think. This ambitious, thought-provoking research should be read by anyone who wants to understand the role of intuition and reflection in voter decision-making.' Daniel Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania'This book takes on one of the most important political questions of our time. Its central argument, and the evidence presented in support of it, is exciting and provocative. To date, no one has figured out how to reduce the myriad information-processing biases identified by Motivated Reasoning Theory that produce the polarization and lack of compromise plaguing our current politics. Unfortunately, giving people new and credible information in particular, and even education in general, often exacerbates these biases. The more subtle answer offered by Arceneaux and Vander Wielen is that those with the ability to coolly reflect on controversial topics can avoid making these common mistakes. Now if we can only figure out how to train people to hold such a rare combination of curiosity and cool-headedness! Taming Intuition will, at the very least, be an important voice in an important debate.' Nicholas Valentino, University of MichiganTable of Contents1. Democratic accountability and the 'rational' citizen; 2. A theory of individual differences in reflection and the intuitionist model of political reasoning; 3. Measuring individual differences in reflection; 4. Toeing the line: partisan identities and policy attitudes; 5. Throwing the rascals out: partisan identities and political evaluations; 6. Can't we disagree without being disagreeable? The role of reflection in a polarized polity; 7. Reflections on the role of reflection in democracies; Appendix. Details of empirical studies and statistical analyses;
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Cambridge University Press The Reasonable Robot
Book SynopsisAI and people do not compete on a level-playing field. Self-driving vehicles may be safer than human drivers, but laws often penalize such technology. People may provide superior customer service, but businesses are automating to reduce their taxes. AI may innovate more effectively, but an antiquated legal framework constrains inventive AI. In The Reasonable Robot, Ryan Abbott argues that the law should not discriminate between AI and human behavior and proposes a new legal principle that will ultimately improve human well-being. This work should be read by anyone interested in the rapidly evolving relationship between AI and the law.Trade Review'The Reasonable Robot provides highly original insights into one of the most important conversations of our time. Ryan Abbott brings a unique and sometimes controversial perspective to artificial intelligence as a physician, attorney, and eminent academic, but manages to present the subject in an accessible and unintimidating manner. This book is both enlightening about the future of law and artificial intelligence as well as a great read' Baron Timothy Clement-Jones, Chair of the House of Lords Artificial Intelligence Select Committee and Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence'Ryan Abbott's book cuts across all kinds of fields in an effort to teach us what the future will bring. From self-driving cars to AI doctors to robots that pay taxes, he offers a comprehensive blueprint for how the law needs to change to adapt to a world where it is machines, not people, committing torts and crimes.' Mark A. Lemley, William H. Neukom Professor, Stanford University, California'Artificial intelligence has evolved from an utopian vision to a fact of life. Thinking through how AI fits into our existing legal norms has become imperative. Ryan Abbott's book elucidates what challenges AI poses in different areas of the law and what legal principles can unleash AI's full potential for human progress. Anyone seeking insight into these questions will find this book both accessible to read and thought-provoking.' Carsten Fink, Chief Economist, World Intellectual Property Organization'The Reasonable Robot is an important work and a riveting read that provides a fascinating picture of a future that's already here. It explores profound legal and societal questions that every one of us should care deeply about, and secures Ryan's place as a leader in the field.' Corey Salsberg, Vice President, Global Head IP Affairs, Novartis'Professor Abbott's book offers a captivating analysis of the legal challenges that arise from the breathtaking proliferation of artificial intelligence in numerous areas of life, commercial relations and governmental decision-making. As 'AI' not only informs but increasingly drives and determines administrative procedures as well as policy choices, questions of liability require utmost scrutiny and must be seen in close connection with issues around agency, representation and legitimacy. In trying to understand the legal conundrum posed by robots' astonishing ascendance, this book is an excellent guide.' Peer Zumbansen, Founding Director, Transnational Law Institute, King's College London'This relatively thin book is densely packed with cross-over concepts of a large number of examples of machine generated inventions and potential legal challenges, taking various fragments of unique and high-level research from Ryan Abbott's professional life as a licensed physician, patent attorney and US professor of law as well as solicitor advocate in England and Wales.' Ursula Smartt, European Intellectual Property Review'… a lucid, jargon-free, and thorough examination of the effect AI is having on policy right now, rather than in a projected or possible future. The book will be of interest to upper secondary through postgraduate readers with some interest in AI, as well as to concerned professionals and researchers.' M. J. Moore, Choice'This work should be read by anyone interested in the rapidly evolving relationship between AI and the law.' Christian Mammen, Practice SourceTable of ContentsIntroduction. Artificial intelligence and the law; 1. Understanding artificial intelligence; 2. Should artificial intelligence pay taxes?; 3. The reasonable robot; 4. The artificial inventor; 5. Changing intellectual property standards; 6. Punishing artificial intelligence; 7. Alternative perspectives on artificial intelligence and AI legal neutrality; Third party materials; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Entertainment Industry Economics
Book SynopsisAlready among the most important sectors of the US economy, the entertainment and media industries are continuing to grow worldwide. Fully updated, the tenth edition of Entertainment Industry Economics is the definitive reference on the economics of film, music, television, advertising, broadcasting, cable, casinos, publishing, arts and culture, performing arts, toys and games, sports, and theme parks. Its synthesis of a vast amount of data provides an up-to-date guide to the economics, financing, accounting, production, marketing, and history of these sectors in the United States and countries across the globe. This edition offers new material on streaming services, the relationship between demographics and entertainment spending, electromagnetic spectrum for broadcasters, and revised FASB accounting rules for film and television. Financial analysts and investors, economists, industry executives, accountants, lawyers, regulators, and journalists, as well as students preparing to join these professionals will benefit from this invaluable source.Table of ContentsPreface; Part I. Introduction: 1. Economic perspectives; 2. Basic elements; Part II. Media-Dependent Entertainment: 3. Movie macroeconomics; 4. Making and marketing movies; 5. Financial accounting in movies and television; 6. Music; 7. Broadcasting; 8. Cable; 9. Publishing; 10. Toys and games; Part III. Live Entertainment: 11. Gaming and wagering; 12. Sports; 13. Performing arts and culture; 14. Amusement/theme parks; Part IV. Roundup: 15. Performance and policy; Appendix A. Sources of information; Appendix B. Major games of chance; Appendix C. Supplementary data; Glossary; References; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Institutions Property Rights and Economic Growth
Book SynopsisThis volume showcases the impact of the work of Douglass North, winner of the Nobel Prize and father of the field of new institutional economics. It speaks concisely about his legacy across multiple social sciences disciplines, specifically on scholarship pertaining to the understanding of property rights and economic growth.Table of Contents1. Introduction Itai Sened and Sebastian Galiani; 2. The contribution of Douglass North to new institutional economics Claude Ménard and Mary M. Shirley; 3. Persistence and change in institutions: the evolution of Douglass North John Joseph Wallis; 4. The new institutionalism Robert Bates; 5. 'The rules of the game': what rules? Which game? Kenneth A. Shepsle; 6. Institutions and sustainability of ecological systems Elinor Ostrom; 7. Land property rights Sebastian Galiani and Ernesto Schargrodsky; 8. Endogenous institutions: law as a coordinating device Gillian K. Hadfield and Barry R. Weingast; 9. Culture, institutions, and modern growth Joel Mokyr; 10. What really happened during the Glorious Revolution? Steven C. A. Pincus and James A. Robinson; 11. The grand experiment that wasn't? New institutional economics and the postcommunist experience Scott Gehlbach and Edmund J. Malesky; 12. Using economic experiments to measure informal institutions Pamela Jakiela; 13. Experimental evidence on the workings of democratic institutions Pedro Dal Bó.
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Cambridge University Press The Shadow Economy
Book SynopsisThe economic impact and cost of shadow economies have become a pronounced international problem. This second edition uses new data from seventy-six developing, transition and OECD countries to give an overview on the subject and propose solutions to prevent illicit work.Trade Review'This second edition (incorporating the most recent data) is highly recommended; it is THE book on the shadow economy.' Bruno S. Frey, Distinguished Professor of Behavioural Science, University of Warwick'Shadow economy hides behind official labor and business. Boundaries between the official and unofficial economy are fuzzy and research scholars engage in lively debates about the validity of methods to estimate the size of shadow economy. This book provides an excellent theoretical frame to investigate shadow economy from a socio-economic perspective and highly relevant empirical data which allow (the reader) to draw practical conclusions for political interventions to combat growing economic crime.' Erich Kirchler, University of Vienna'The authors ingeniously measure the non-measurable and remove the shadows from our economies. Great research, great book.' Hans-Werner Sinn, President, Ifo Institute for Economic Research'The welfare of nations cannot be judged without understanding the size of the informal sector. This extremely valuable contribution provides a rigorous treatment of the subject and will become the standard reference book of the shadow economy.' Klaus F. Zimmermann, University of Bonn and Director of IZA, the Institute for the Study of LaborTable of Contents1. The shadow economy: a challenge for economic and social policy; 2. Defining the shadow economy; 3. Methods to estimate the size of the shadow economy; 4. Size of shadow economies around the world; 5. The size of the shadow economy labour force; 6. An integrated approach to explain deviant behaviour; 7. Analysing the causes and measures of economic policy; 8. Effects of the increasing shadow economy; 9. The 'two-pillar strategy'; 10. Conclusion and outlook.
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Cambridge University Press Max Weber in Politics and Social Thought
Book SynopsisA highly original account of why German and American intellectuals have been so strongly drawn to Max Weber's ideas. Of interest to scholars across a wide range of academic disciplines, as well as to those who simply want to understand why Weber mattered so much in the twentieth century.Trade Review'Joshua Derman's wonderful new study … attempts something that (to my knowledge, at least) has not been attempted before. His book not only provides an overview of Weber's thought, concerns, and historical context but also tells the complicated story of how his fragmentary writings were posthumously turned into the 'collected works' … The strange story of the sea change undergone by 'charisma' is alone worth the price of admission to Derman's study. Like the rest of the book it leaves one with an enhanced understanding of the contingencies, misunderstandings, and institutional vagaries that Weber encountered on his posthumous road to canonization.' Dana Villa, Perspectives on Politics'… an erudite intellectual history of Weber's reception - based on a remarkably comprehensive mastery of all of Weber's major texts and the voluminous German and American secondary literatures … Derman's history refreshes our view of Weber's entire oeuvre, highlighting the differences national, generational, ideological, and disciplinary boundaries made to Weber interpretation.' Matthew Specter, Central European History'This is a lucidly written book that anyone interested in Weber, twentieth-century intellectual history, or the way context shapes ideas will find illuminating.' Matthew Kadane, The American Historical Review'… Derman has made a fine contribution to Weber studies when it comes to understanding the reason for Weber's long life after life. For this book helps us recognize, once again, that Weber's charisma survived routinization precisely because it could not be reified despite canonization.' Sung Ho Kim, Review of PoliticsTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Max Weber and his circles; 2. Value freedom and polytheism; 3. The meaning of modern capitalism; 4. Skepticism and faith; 5. Max Weber's sociologies; 6. Charismatic rulership; Conclusion.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Dot.Con
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Ahead of the Market
Book SynopsisOnce the domain of Wall Street's most elite professionals, the information and investment methods provided by Zacks Investment Research are now available to individual investors.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Superfreakonomics
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc SuperFreakonomics Global Cooling Patriotic
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Superfreakonomics Illustrated Edition
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Harper Business Haunted Empire
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Think Like a Freak CD
Book SynopsisThe New York Times bestselling Freakonomics changed the way we see the world, exposing the hidden side of just about everything. Then came SuperFreakonomics, a documentary film, an award-winning podcast, and more.Now, with Think Like a Freak, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have written their most revolutionary book yet. With their trademark blend of captivating storytelling and unconventional analysis, they take us inside their thought process and teach us all to think a bit more productively, more creatively, more rationally—to think, that is, like a Freak.Levitt and Dubner offer a blueprint for an entirely new way to solve problems, whether your interest lies in minor lifehacks or major global reforms. As always, no topic is off-limits. They range from business to philanthropy to sports to politics, all with the goal of retraining your brain. Along the way, you’ll learn the secrets of a Japanese
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc How the World Sees You
Book SynopsisOver the course of her ad career, Sally won hundreds of awards for creativity, copywriting, and branding, and was one of the most awarded advertising copywriters right from start of career, including almost every major international advertising award.She frequently appears in national media including NBC's Today Show and the New York Times.Trade Review"The book will help you differentiate yourself and your business from others, to put what is unique and exciting about you on the table for the world to see. You will learn "the best of how the world sees you" and how to use it to communicate more effectively." -- --800CEORead "[An] engaging, lively work... This hands-on work is worth the time of anyone trying to set him or herself apart in an ever-more competitive job market." -- --Publishers Weekly
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc When to Rob a Bank
Book SynopsisIn celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. It’s the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics. Surprising and erudite, eloquent and witty, When to Rob a Bank demonstrates the brilliance that has made the Freakonomics guys an international sensation, with more than 7 million books sold in 40 languages, and 150 million downloads of their Freakonomics Radio podcast.When Freakonomics was first published, the authors started a blog—and they’ve kept it up. The writing is more casual, more personal, even more outlandish than in their books. In When to Rob a Bank, they ask a host of typically off-center questions: Why don’t flight attendants get tipped? If you were a terrorist, how would you attack? And why does KFC always run out of fried chicken?<
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc When to Rob a Bank
Book SynopsisIn celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. It’s the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics. Surprising and erudite, eloquent and witty, When to Rob a Bank demonstrates the brilliance that has made the Freakonomics guys an international sensation, with more than 7 million books sold in 40 languages, and 150 million downloads of their Freakonomics Radio podcast.When Freakonomics was first published, the authors started a blog—and they’ve kept it up. The writing is more casual, more personal, even more outlandish than in their books. In When to Rob a Bank, they ask a host of typically off-center questions: Why don’t flight attendants get tipped? If you were a terrorist, how would you attack? And why does KFC always run out of fried chicken?<
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Microeconomics
Book SynopsisBernheim and Whinston's Microeconomics 2nd edition is uniquely designed to appeal to a variety of student learning styles. The content focuses on core principles of the intermediate microeconomics course: individuals and firms making decisions, competitive markets, and market failures, and is delivered in a combination of print, digital, and mobile formats appropriate for today's learner. McGraw-Hill's adaptive learning component, LearnSmart, provides assignable modules that help students master core concepts in each chapter. Scan codes within the chapters give students mobile access to online resources including videos on how to solve In-Text Exercises. Extensive end-of-chapter material provides flexible options for both calculus and algebra-based courses. Bernheim and Whinston's completely integrated and accessible learning experience teaches students to apply and engage with a wide range of quantitative problems for more success in the intermediate microeconomics course.Table of Contents1. Introduction2. Supply and Demand3. Balancing Benefits and Costs4. Consumer Preferences5. Constraints, Choices, and Demand6. Demand and Welfare7. Technology and Production8. Cost9. Profit Maximization10. Choices Involving Time11. Choices involving Risk12. Choices Involving Strategy13. Behavioral Economics14. Equilibrium and Efficiency15. Market Intervention16. General Equilibrium, Efficiency, and Equity17. Monopoly18. Pricing Policies19. Oligopoly20. Externalities and Public Goods21. Asymmetric Information
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Economics
Book SynopsisSamuelson's text was first published in 1948, and it immediately became the authority for the principles of economics courses. The book continues to be the standard-bearer for principles courses, and this revision continues to be a clear, accurate, and interesting introduction to modern economics principles. Bill Nordhaus is now the primary author of this text, and he has revised the book to be as current and relevant as ever.Table of ContentsPART ONE BASIC CONCEPTSChapter 1The Central Concepts of Economics Chapter 2The Modern Mixed Economy Chapter 3Basic Elements of Supply and Demand PART TWOMICROECONOMICS: SUPPLY, DEMAND, AND PRODUCT MARKETSChapter 4Supply and Demand: Elasticity and ApplicationsChapter 5Demand and Consumer Behavior Chapter 6Production and Business Organization Chapter 7Analysis of Costs Chapter 8Analysis of Perfectly Competitive Markets Chapter 9Imperfect Competition and Monopoly Chapter 10Competition Among the FewChapter 11Economics of UncertaintyPART THREE. FACTOR MARKETS: LABOR, LAND, AND CAPITALChapter 12How Markets Determine IncomesChapter 13The Labor Market Chapter 14Land, Natural Resources, and the EnvironmentChapter 15Capital, Interest, and ProfitsPART FOUR.APPLICATIONS OF ECONOMIC PRINCIPLESChapter 16Government Taxation and Expenditure Chapter 17Efficiency vs. Equality: The Big Tradeoff Chapter 18International Trade PART FIVE. MACROECONOMICS: ECONOMIC GROWTH AND BUSINESS CYCLESChapter 19Overview of Macroeconomics Chapter 20Measuring Economic ActivityChapter 21Consumption and Investment Chapter 22Business Cycles and Aggregate Demand Chapter 23Money and Financial MarketsChapter 24Monetary Policy and the EconomyPART SIX. GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMYChapter 25 Economic Growth Chapter 26The Challenge of Economic Development Chapter 27Exchange Rates and the International Financial System Chapter 28Open-Economy Macroeconomics PART SEVEN. UNEMPLOYMENT, INFLATION, AND ECONOMIC POLICYChapter 29Unemployment and the Foundations of Aggregate Supply Chapter 30InflationChapter 31The Frontiers of Macroeconomics
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Engineering Economy
Book SynopsisEngineering Economy presents a crisp, bold new design using color, highlighting and icons to focus on important concepts, terms, equations and decision guidelines. There are new features, new topics (such as ethics and staged decision making), and new online tools; yet no compromise on coverage, examples, or the well-accepted writing style of this popular text. Solved examples, problems and case studies target many of the current engineering challenges in areas such as energy, ethics, the environment, and the worldâs changing economics.McGraw-Hill's Connect, is also available as an optional, add on item. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, how they need it, so that class time is more effective. Connect allows the professor to assign homework, quizzes, and tests easily and automatically grades and records the scores of the student's work. Problems are randomized tTable of ContentsLearning Stage 1 - The Fundamentals1) Foundations of Engineering Economy2) Factors: How Time and Interest Affect Money3) Combining Factors and Spreadsheet Functions4) Nominal and Effective Interest RatesLearning Stage 2 - Basic Analysis Tools5) Present Worth Analysis6) Annual Worth Analysis7) Rate of Return Analysis: One Project8) Rate of Return Analysis: Multiple Alternatives9) Benefit/Cost Analysis and Public Sector EconomicsLearning Stage 2 - Epilogue: Selecting the Basic Analysis ToolLearning Stage 3 - Making Decisions10) Project Financing and Non-economic Attributes11) Replacement and Retention Decisions12) Independent Projects With Budget Limitation13) Breakeven and Payback AnalysisLearning Stage 4 - Rounding Out the Study14) Effects of Inflation15) Cost Estimation and Indirect Cost Allocation16) Depreciation Methods17) After-Tax Economic Analysis18) Sensitivity Analysis and Staged Decisions19) More on Variation and Decision Making under RiskAppendix A - Using Spreadsheets and Microsoft ExcelAppendix B - Basics of Accounting Reports and Business RatiosAppendix C - Code of Ethics for EngineersAppendix D - Alternate Methods For Equivalence CalculationsAppendix E - Glossary of Concepts and Terms
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Public Finance
Book SynopsisPublic Finance benefits from the combined efforts of Harvey Rosenâs market-leading book and co-author Ted Gayerâs research and government agency experience. This combination of experience is able to explain as clearly as possible how the tools of economics can be used to analyze government expenditure and tax policies. This new edition incorporates recent developments and along the way takes students to the frontiers of current research and policy. While the information presented is cutting edge and reflects the work of economists currently active in the field, the approach makes the text accessible to undergraduates whose only prior exposure to economics is at the introductory level. All of the changes in the Tenth edition were made to further the authorsâ goal of providing students with a clear and coherent view of the role of government spending and taxation. The authorsâ years of policy experience have convinced themselves that modern public finance provides a practiTable of ContentsPart I Getting Started 1 Introduction 2 Tools of Positive Analysis 3 Tools of Normative Analysis Part II Public Expenditure: Public Goods and Externalities 4 Public Goods 5 Externalities 6 Political Economy 7 Education 8 Cost-Benefit Analysis Part III Public Expenditures: Social Insurance and Income Maintenance 9 The Health Care Market 10 Government and the Market for Health Care 11 Social Security 12 Income Redistribution: Conceptual Issues 13 Expenditure Programs for the Poor Part IV Framework for Tax Analysis 14 Taxation and Income Distribution 15 Taxation and Efficiency 16 Efficient and Equitable Taxation Part V The United States Revenue System 17 The Personal Income Tax 18 Personal Taxation and Behavior 19 The Corporation Tax 20 Deficit Finance 21 Fundamental Tax Reform: Taxes on Consumption and Wealth Part VI Multigovernment Public Finance 22 Public Finance in a Federal System Appendix Glossary References Author Index Subject Index
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Economics of Social Issues
Book SynopsisRegister and Grimesâ Economics of Social Issues originated the social issues approach to teaching basic economic principles and has garnered a loyal user following for its timely and impartial handling of current social issues that dominate the news. The primary objectives of the book are to create student interest in the study of economics and provide a framework of basic analytical tools useful in the understanding of social issues. This edition provides fresh perspectives on current societal trends and public debates to stimulate classroom discussion and help students learn the important basic principles of economics. Each chapter presents economic concepts then places them within the context of current issues facing society.Table of Contents1.Alleviating Human Misery: The Role of Economic Reasoning 2.Economic Systems, Resource Allocation, and Social Well-Being: Lessons from China’s Transition 3.Government Control of Prices in Mixed Systems: What Are the Actual Outcomes? 4.Pollution Problems: Must We Foul Our Own Nests? 5.Economics of Crime and Its Prevention: How Much Is Too Much? 6.The Economics of Education: Crisis and Reform 7.Poverty Problems and Discrimination: Why Are So Many Still So Poor? 8.The Economics of Monopoly Power: Who Does What to Whom? 9.The Economics of Professional Sports: What Is the Real Score? 10.Competition in the Global Marketplace: Should We Protect Ourselves From International Trade? 11.Economic Growth: Why Is the Economic Road So Bumpy? 12.Money, Banking, and the Financial System: Old Problems with New Twists 13.Unemployment and Inflation: Can We Find a Balance? 14.Government Spending, Taxation, and the National Debt: Who Wins and Who Loses? 15.Social Security and Medicare: How Secure Is Our Safety Net for the Elderly?
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