Amidst the continued debate surrounding the foundations of IPE and recent methodological and theoretical divides, the authors argue that an attempt should be made to re-visit the notion of the 'critical'. They assess the development of so-called critical IPE and interrogate whether the theoretical f[...]
Coffee is traded in one of the few international markets ever subject to effective political regulation. In "Open-Economy Politics", Robert Bates explores the origins, the operations, and the collapse of the International Coffee Organization, an international "government of coffee" that was formed i[...]
An eye-opening and engaging overview of understanding how the world of work and the economy intersects with gender. Fully up-to-date, the book draws on recent data, and analyses contemporary trends and political/economic issues such as the financial crisis and recession.[...]
Westview Press is pleased to offer a new, paperback Student Economy Edition of our best-selling title, "An Introduction to the Modern Middle East." Student Economy Editions are the same high-quality Westview texts you've always known, now priced for about the same cost as renting a print text.
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In this gripping book, Dr. Samli makes the case that the US economy is shifting for the worse, tilting towards a finance-driven economy, and argues that investing in innovation will bring us out of the recession and back to a successful, market-driven economy.[...]
In a broad survey this issue of Current African Issues presents a multifaceted picture of the current state of the African economy. After a period of falling per capita incomes that started in the 1970s, Africa finally saw a turnaround from about 1995. The last few years have seen average per capita[...]
With this text, the reader will explore how information systems are used in business, and, more importantly, how the role of information systems has grown as a result of the telecommunications revolution.[...]
The fault line -- that dangerous, unstable seam in the economy where powerful innovations and savage competition meet and create market-shattering tremors. Every company lives on it; no manager can control it. In the original edition of Living on the Fault Line, Geoffrey Moore presented a compelling[...]
Now revised and updated, Van Jones's provocative and cutting edge New York Times bestseller The Green Collar Economy delivers a viable plan for solving the two biggest issues facing the country today--the economy and the environment.[...]
The Thank You Economy isn't some abstract concept or wacky business strategy. It's the way we buy and sell, the way we're interacting as consumers, as employees, as entrepreneurs on all levels, right now. The way our marketplace functions has been evolving right before our eyes. Top-down, one-way ex[...]
Considered by many economists to be the finest analysis of capitalism ever written, Can Capitalism Survive? introduces Joseph A. Schumpeter's theory of "creative destruction," stating that in capitalist economies new innovations erode the position of established firms while also providing new and pr[...]
We've weathered tough times before. History teaches us that periods of "creative destruction," like the Great Depression of the 1930s, also present opportunities to remake our economy and society and to generate whole new eras of economic growth and prosperity. In The Great Reset, bestselling author[...]
Ultimate "Tiger Mom" Abby Lee Miller-the passionate, unapologetically outspoken, tough-as-nails star of Lifetime's phenomenal hit Dance Moms and Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition-offers inspirational, tough love guidance for parents who want to help their children succeed and for readers of all ages[...]
Over the last twenty years, the political systems of the western world have become increasingly divided-not between right and left, but between crazy and non-crazy. What's more, the crazies seem to be gaining the upper hand. Rational thought cannot prevail in the current social and media environment[...]
A NEW YORK TIMES & WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER "ESSENTIAL READING." - JANE GOODALL "A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT BOOK." - JACK WELCH From the leader of the nation's most powerful animal-protection organization comes a frontline account of how conscience and creativity are driving a revolution in America[...]
How Innovators and Enlightened Consumers are Transforming the Lives of Animals
Total Quality Control integrates an organization's quality development with existing business practices to produce quantifiable customer satisfaction. The heavily-revised fourth edition introduces new TQM methodologies and shows how to achieve productivity, market penetration, and thrive in a global[...]
Emphasizes how policymakers must choose between government intervention and market reliance to resolve the core issues of what, how, and for whom to produce. This title highlights this strategic choice throughout the range of micro, macro, and international issues.[...]
A book that emphasizes how policymakers must choose between government intervention and market reliance to resolve the core issues of what, how, and for whom to produce. It presents macro theory in the single consistent context of the AS/AD framework.[...]