Analyzing the new directions that subdisciplines of economics have taken in the face of modern economic challenges, these essays represent invention and discovery in the areas of information, macroeconomics and public policies, international trade and development, finance, business, contracts, law, gaming, and government. They offer not only a wealth of factual information on the current state …
The most informative dictionary of economics available, the routledge dictionary of economics avoids the tendency to indulge in long-winded definitions of the major concepts and provides students with a lucid, comprehensive ad accurate guide to the discipline. Employing the key feature of further reading with many of the terms, the book uses the subject classification system defined by the Jour…
This book takes a closer look at the economic statistics that describe the world in which we live. It examines how the statistics are constructed and how we may use them effectively
The club of Rome was founded in 1968, the year of the great divide which marked the end, as well as the zenith, of the headlong post-war period of economic growth in the industrialized world. At present, the Club comprises one hundred individuals from fifty-three countries. It has no political ambition.
Globalisation is more complex than ever. The effects of the global financial crisis and increased inequality have spurred anti-globalisation sentiment in many countries and encouraged the adoption of populist and inward-looking policies. This has led to some surprising results: Duterte, Brexit and Trump, to name a few. In Indonesia, the disappointment with globalisation has led to rising protec…
This book contains: 1. What is sufficiency economy? 2. Applications of SEP as a guiding principle 3. SEP and sustainable development
Freedom, Sen argues, is both the end and most efficient means of sustaining economic life and the key to securing the general welfare of the world's entire population. Releasing the idea of individual freedom from association with any particular historical, intellectual, political, or religious tradition, Sen clearly demonstrates its current applicability and possibilities. In the new global ec…
The Blue Economy is a design theory initiated by Gunter Pauli which he developed over the last 30 years. The name for his concept The Blue Economy was brought into life with the book The Blue Economy 10 years 100 innovations - 100 million jobs. It was written by Gunter Pauli after 16 years of experiences and more than 50 successful initiatives and projects all over the world as founder and dire…
the aim of this book is twofold: to provide material which is not conveniently available elsewhere in a single book and to focus on the techniques of applied economic analysis. The economic and political assumptions underlying formal economic models are identified as are those found in popular discussion. For instance, the author do not simply assume that inflation should be controlled but try …
The analytical and topical foci used to organize this survey of the politics of international economic relations continue to serve us well.