Cultural theorist Rushkoff reveals how corporations have come to dominate all aspects of life--including our inner lives--and what to do about it. In tracing the roots of corporatism from the Renaissance to today, Rushkoff reveals the way it supplanted social interaction and loc…
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Study of modernization in industrial administration and industrial planning in the USSR since 1964 - considers the context of administrative reform and scientific management; examines theories, applications and results of systems design, particularly in the existing economic sys…
Monograph advocating a total reconsideration of classical economic theory, as advanced by david ricardo, in order to resolve problems relating to the present day economic system - discusses and compares various theories relating to competition, capital, labour markets, financial…
The study of finance focuses on making decisions that enhance the value of the firm. This is done by providing customers with the best products and services in a costeffective way. In a sense we, the authors of Foundations of Finance, share the same purpose. We have tried to cre…
A succinct job description for an engineer consists of two words: problem solver. Broadly speaking, engineers use knowledge to find new ways of doing things economically. Engineering design solutions do not exist in a vacuum but within the context of a business opportunity. Give…
We present corporate finance as an application of a set of simple, powerful ideas. At the heart is the principal of the absence of arbitrage opportunities, or Law of One Price-in life, you don't get something for nothing. This simple concept is a powerful and important tool in f…
Comprises nine essays grouped under three themes: Capitalism and welfare; Comparative social policies and welfare outcomes; and Social policy, the economy and alternative futures.
Monograph on economic theory, taking as point of departure the world economic recession - examines economic systems, focusing on state intervention, the role of industrial production, consumer demand, historical viewpoints, etc. Bibliography pp. 299 to 335.
"The main thesis of the book is that the welfare state cannot have a sustainable future, given the overburdened state budget, unless it is managed by a strategic planning process. The book deals, moreover, with the new emergence of a nonprofit private sector that feeds a kind of…
Monograph on the philosophical and political aspects and implications for social change and economic development of an economic theory in support of a new economic system based on workers' self-management (workers participation) - includes an analysis of the over-all performance…
Mongolia: politics, economics and society
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General study, politics, economy and society, Mongolia - geographical aspects, historical background, political developments, the political system, social structure, ethnic groups, population trends, the economic system, agricultural sector, religious freedom, educational policy…
Laos: politics, economics, and society
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General study of politics, the economy and society in the Lao PDR - reports on history, the influence of Buddhism, colonialism, and political developments up to the advent of the communist government; examines the social structure, ethnic groups, and socialist-based social chang…
El propósito fundamental de este libro es narra de forma clara, equilibrada e interesante la historia de la economía, una historia de gran importancia que estimula la comprensión de la economía moderna. El estudio de la historia del pensamiento económico sigue creciendo a medida…
Este libro tiene como meta proporcionarle al estudiante o profesional latinoamericano una visión de la microeconomía cercana a su realidad, todo ello con el estilo amigable y claro de exposición de los temas que caracteriza a Mankiw, y reforzado con el valioso aporte de reconoci…
Por medio de una metodología de resolución de problemas y presentando prácticas reales de dirección financiera, los autores de Fundamentos de finanzas corporativas superan la difícil tarea de hacer accesible para los alumnos el complicado mundo financiero.
El pasado curso se comenzó a impartir en la Universidad de Huelva, y con carácter pionero en nuestro país, el Grado en Gestión Cultural. Aunque cuando recibimos la invitación a participar en el diseño de este Grado -cuya iniciativa partía de una Facultad de Humanidades- existían…
Este libro presenta a la economía como una ciencia seria, viva y en evolución. Su objetivo es abrir los ojos del lector hacia una "forma de pensar como economista", y ayudarle a hacerse una idea acerca de cómo opera esta disciplina y cómo se puede lograr que funcione mejor. Este…
¿Qué debe poder hacer un joven cuando ingresa al bachillerato? ¿Cuáles deben ser sus habilidades cuando concluye este nivel educativo? La propuesta educativa para la educación media superior ha integrado un perfil de egreso que responde estas preguntas, con el propósito de que l…