In our global economy and marketplace, it is more critical than ever to understand the dynamics of international business, and our 3-panel (6-page) guide is jam-packed with valuable information for both students and businesspeople. Theories and their proponents, principles and concepts all are explained and complemented by eye-catching graphics.
How can metropolitan regions remain prosperous and competitive in a rapidly changing economy? Challenging some long-standing assumptions, Matthew Drennan argues that those regions that have invested heavily in the information economy have done much better than those that continue to rely on manufacturing and industry as their base. Moreover, he ......
The IT revolution made some glorious promises to the world's poor: instant access to information and far-flung markets, political empowerment, greater growth, even the possibility that countries could leapfrog entire stages of development. But when none of that happened in a hurry, the hoopla gave way to concern that rather than closing the wealth ......
Presents a series of urgently needed reforms of both labour and anti-trust laws to improve outcomes for American workers. These include higher wages, safer workplaces, increased ability to report labour violations, greater mobility, more opportunities for workers to build power, and overall better labour protections.
This book promises to offer valuables, which can, in turn, be used for developing a Handbook for the field of income distribution and welfare economy with the chapters prepared by reputable experts in many disciplines. Researchers will also find these guides an excellent contribution to supplemental on income inequality issues.
Globalization, Super-Exploitation, and Capitalism's Final Crisis
John Smiths Imperialism in the Twenty First Century is a seminal examination of the relationship between the core capitalist countries and the rest of the world in the age of neoliberal globalization.
Hunting Down Social Darwinism addresses the manner in which free-market advocacy is often criticized as social Darwinism. It explores the term's meaning and the reasons such criticisms prove to be misleading. Hayashi examines whether it is fair to describe nineteenth-century free-market advocates Spencer and Sumner as social Darwinists.
This book offers a comparison of the provision of higher education in the EU, the US and China, an evaluation of how the EU fares and recommendations for how higher education might be improved in order to secure the EU's stock in human capital.