Economic Conditions category: 2830 books
Innovation and the Social Economy
The Quebec Experience
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
Social economy organizations such as cooperatives, non-profits, mutual benefit groups, foundations, and non-governmental organizations are uniquely positioned to respond not only to emerging social and economic needs, but also to new collective aspirations. In Québec, for instance, a pioneering social...
Political Economy of Macao since 1999
The Dilemma of Success
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
This book takes a comprehensive look at the governance and civil society of Macao, the shadowy mecca of gambling in Asia, and the reforms, changes, and social movements which are challenging that reputation today. Thanks to the rapid expansion of the local casino industry, Macao has experienced spectacular...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2006
Two powers in East Asia today stand to define the region's economic and commercial future: Japan, which rose in a spectacular industrial burst to become at present the world's second largest economy; and China, which is rapidly advancing towards a market economy under the watchful eye of the world.
While...
by Paul Mattick
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
Originally published in 1978, the essays in this text discuss issues surrounding inflation, governmental roles in economic matters and varying economic systems and theories with a particular lean towards discussing capitalism evaluating how all of these factors affect the economic state of America....
Work in the Digital Age
Challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
Shining a light on the very different experiences of work in the digital age, this book provides a unique contribution to the reform discussion on the consequences of the fourth industrial revolution. Drawing on a wide range of international expertise, contributors examine important policy challenges...
Fools and Knaves
A Pragmatist’S View of the Economic Warfare Being Waged by the Republican Party Against the Great American Middle Class
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Republicans have proven adept at getting middle-class voters to vote against their own pocketbooks. George W. Bush and his advisors promised economic growth, jobs and an ownership societybut delivered a housing finance bubble, Wall Street profits fueled by fraud, a recession, budget deficits, low...
Education for Development or Underdevelopment?
Guyana’s Educational System and its Implications for the Third World
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
How critical is education in the development struggle of a third world country? Responding to popular demands for more accessible education, the Guyanese government instituted numerous educational reforms, hoping to promote economic growth in both the modern and the traditional sectors of the economy....
Negotiating South-South Regional Trade Agreements
Economic Opportunities and Policy Directions for Africa
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2017
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of South-South regional trade issues, with a particular focus on sustainably fostering Africa’s regional trade agenda. It examines the extent to which South-South regional trade agreements (RTAs) have contributed toward enhancing regional integration and...
Measuring the Real Size of the World Economy
The Framework, Methodology, and Results of the International Comparison Program (ICP)
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2013
Measuring the Real Size of the World Economy: The Framework, Methodology, and Results of the International Comparison Program-ICP is the most comprehensive accounting ever presented by the International Comparison Program (ICP) of the theory and methods underlying the estimation of purchasing power parities...
by Rework America, Zoë Baird
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
It is time for a new conversation.
Amid the biggest economic transformation in a century, the challenge of our time is to make sure that all Americans benefit from the wave of digital revolutions around the world that have permeated and upended modern life. Yet today's economic arguments seem...
India Policy Forum 2013-14
Volume 10
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2014
The India Policy Forum (IPF) is organized by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) in New Delhi in partnership with the Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. It aims to examine India’s economic reforms and its economic transition using policy-relevant empirical research. The...
Broken Abacus?
A More Accurate Gauge of China's Economy
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
Until recently a lack of precision around China’s economic size was taken for granted but caused little lost sleep: room to expand and the pace of growth were self-evident, and everything beyond that was academic for most purposes. But today the pace and even direction of China’s growth is prone...
Intellectual Property and Development
Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
The book examines the correlation between Intellectual Property Law – notably copyright – on the one hand and social and economic development on the other. The main focus of the initial overview is on historical, legal, economic and cultural aspects. Building on that, the work subsequently investigates...
Trading Roles
Gender, Ethnicity, and the Urban Economy in Colonial Potosí
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2005
Located in the heart of the Andes, Potosí was arguably the most important urban center in the Western Hemisphere during the colonial era. It was internationally famous for its abundant silver mines and regionally infamous for its labor draft. Set in this context of opulence and oppression associated...