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Classical General Equilibrium TheoryAlthough general equilibrium theory originated in the late nineteenth century, modern elaboration and development of the theory began only in the 1930s and 1940s. This book focuses on the version of the theory developed in the second half of the twentieth century, referred to...
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Globalization and Environmental Reform: The Ecological Modernization of the Global EconomyMany writers either glorify globalization or vilify it, particularly for its destructive environmental effects. In this book environmental sociologist Arthur Mol provides a more balanced understanding of the relationship between globalization and environmental quality. Mol bases his arguments on his theory of ecological modernization,...
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The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the TropicsWhy economists' attempts to help poorer countries improve their economic well-being have failed.Since the end of World War II, economists have tried to figure out how poor countries in the tropics could attain standards of living approaching those of countries in Europe and North...
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The AI Advantage: How to Put the Artificial Intelligence Revolution to WorkCutting through the hype, a practical guide to using artificial intelligence for business benefits and competitive advantage.In The AI Advantage, Thomas Davenport offers a guide to using artificial intelligence in business. He describes what technologies are available and how companies can use them for...
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The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education, Third EditionA new edition of a book that details the system of transformation underlying the 14 Points for Management presented in Deming's Out of the Crisis.It would be better if everyone would work together as a system, with the aim for everybody to win. What...
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Extraction Empire: Undermining the Systems, States, and Scales of Canada's Global Resource Empire, 2017-1217How Canada became an empire in its own right and how Canadian life came to be mediated through mineral extraction.Extraction is the process and practice that defines Canada, at home and abroad. Of the nearly 20,000 mining projects in the world from Africa to...
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Governing Water: Contentious Transnational Politics and Global Institution BuildingWater is a key component of critical ecosystems, a marketable commodity, a foundation of local communities and cultures, and a powerful means of social control. It has become a source of contentious politics and social controversy on a global scale, and the management of...
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The Profitability Test: Does Your Strategy Make Sense?A new way to determine whether a business strategy will lead to profitability.This book teaches readers to understand profitability in a systematic way, equipping them to provide logically coherent answers to questions about whether a new venture will be profitable, if changes in business...
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Endogenous Growth TheoryWhereas other books on endogenous growth stress a particular aspect, such as trade or convergence, this book provides a comprehensive survey of the theoretical and empirical debates raised by modern growth theory.Advanced economies have experienced a tremendous increase in material well- being since the...
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Food JusticeThe story of how the emerging food justice movement is seeking to transform the American food system from seed to table.In today's food system, farm workers face difficult and hazardous conditions, low-income neighborhoods lack supermarkets but abound in fast-food restaurants and liquor stores, food...
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Models of a Man: Essays in Memory of Herbert A. SimonAuthor: Mie AugierPublisher: MIT PressPublished: 11/01/2022Pages: 592Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.97lbsSize: 9.00h x 7.00w x 1.18dISBN: 9780262546492Audience: Young Adult
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Frame Innovation: Create New Thinking by DesignHow organizations can use practices developed by expert designers to solve today's open, complex, dynamic, and networked problems. When organizations apply old methods of problem-solving to new kinds of problems, they may accomplish only temporary fixes or some ineffectual tinkering around the edges. Today's...
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Game TheoryThis advanced text introduces the principles of noncooperative game theory in a direct and uncomplicated style that will acquaint students with the broad spectrum of the field while highlighting and explaining what they need to know at any given point.This advanced text introduces the...
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The Importance of Small DecisionsHow people make decisions in an era of too much information and fake news.Humans originally evolved in a world of few choices. Prehistoric, preindustrial, and predigital eras required fewer decisions than today's all-access, always-on world of too much information. Economists have largely discarded the...
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Recursive Macroeconomic Theory, Fourth EditionThe substantially revised fourth edition of a widely used text, offering both an introduction to recursive methods and advanced material, mixing tools and sample applications.Recursive methods provide powerful ways to pose and solve problems in dynamic macroeconomics. Recursive Macroeconomic Theory offers both an introduction...
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Understanding the Digital Economy: Data, Tools, and ResearchExamines the digital economy in terms of macroeconomic assessment, organizational change, small business, access, market structure and competition, and employment and the workforce.Author: Erik BrynjolfssonPublisher: MIT PressPublished: 01/25/2002Pages: 408Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.08w x 0.80dISBN: 9780262523301Audience: Young AdultAbout the AuthorErik Brynjolfsson, Schussel...
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Advanced Microeconomic Theory: An Intuitive Approach with ExamplesAn introduction to advanced topics in microeconomics that emphasizes the intuition behind assumptions and results, providing examples that show how to apply theory to practice.This textbook offers an introduction to advanced microeconomic theory that emphasizes the intuition behind mathematical assumptions, providing step-by-step examples that...
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The Economics and Political Economy of Energy SubsidiesThe economic and political aspects of energy subsidies, viewed both theoretically and empirically, with a focus on fossil fuel subsidies in developing nations.Government subsidies to energy are widespread and represent a heavy burden on public budgets in many countries. Both producers and consumers may...
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The Green Paradox: A Supply-Side Approach to Global WarmingA leading economist develops a supply-side approach to fighting climate change that encourages resource owners to leave more of their fossil carbon underground.The Earth is getting warmer. Yet, as Hans-Werner Sinn points out in this provocative book, the dominant policy approach--which aims to curb...
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Business Ethics in Healthcare: Beyond ComplianceHealthcare ethics is not just about decisions made at the bedside. It is also about decisions made in executive offices and in boardrooms. Business Ethics in Healthcare offers perspectives that can assist healthcare managers achieve the highest ethical standards as they face their roles...
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