For centuries following the spread of Islam, the Middle East was far ahead of Europe. Yet, the modern economy was born in Europe. Why was it not born in the Middle East? In this book Jared Rubin examines the role that Islam played in this reversal of fortunes. It argues that the religion itself...

'Asia, like other continents outside Western Europe and North America, was poor and considered a least-hope region for breaking the poverty trap in post WWII. However, Asia has surprisingly become the most dynamically growing region in the world in the recent decades with extraordinary speed and...

Foreword: Markku Markkula -- Foreword: Bror Salmelin -- Foreword: Se-Hwa Wu -- Preface: Leif Edvinsson -- Preface: Carol Yeh-Yun Lin -- Executive Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Impact of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis -- 3. National Intellectual Capital Development of the Six BRICKS...

Trade and Structural Adjustment: Embracing Globalisation identifies the requirements for successful reallocation of labour and capital to more efficient uses in response to the emergence of new sources of competition, technological change and shifting consumer preferences. At the same time, it...

Unternehmen mit Gewinnmaximierung und öffentliche Großkrankenhäuser ohne Erfolgsdruck - beide Welten kennt der Autor. Er verfügt über 17 Jahre Berufserfahrung im Krankenhausmanagement, als Finanzdirektor der TILAK, Verwaltungsdirektor der Universitätsklinik Innsbruck, Geschäftsführer der...