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Economics and Modern Warfare : The Invisible Fist of the Market
Taillard, Michael - 2018 - 2nd ed. 2018
This book demonstrates how economic tools have been used throughout history to accomplish goals of military conflict, how they can be used more effectively than traditional means of warfare in the modern era, and how we can derive a better understanding of economic strategy applicable not just...
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The Paradox of Punishment : Reflections on the Economics of Criminal Justice
Miceli, Thomas J. - 2019 - 1st ed. 2019
punishment. Finally, the book argues that, in addition to the threat of criminal sanctions, law inculcates principles of …1. Prologue: The Paradox of Punishment -- 2. The Social Cost of Crime: Deterrence -- 3. Crime as Exchange: Retribution … a Village -- 8. The Limits of Punishment: Of Angels and Bad Men -- 9: Epilogue: What Have We Learned? …
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Fighting Global Poverty : Economic Policy Strategies for Developing Countries
Oberholzer, Basil - 2022 - 1st ed. 2022.
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Are Current Policies on Track to Eliminate Poverty? -- Chapter 3. How Mainstream Economics Works -- Chapter 4. Basic Principles to Understand Macroeconomics -- Chapter 5. Markets Alone Make No Development -- Chapter 6. Developing Countries in Global...
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Money Matters : How Money and Banks Evolved, and Why We Have Financial Crises
Angeles, Luis - 2022
Introduction -- 1 What is money? -- A History of Money and Banking -- 2 Money from the very beginning -- 3 Banks enter the scene -- 4 The dawn of modern banking -- 5 The creation of a paper currency -- 6 Modern banking comes of age -- 7 The role of banks in a modern economy -- II An Analysis of...
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Public Value and Social Development
Wang, Bing - 2022
Chapter 1. Development: Individual, Organizational and Social -- Chapter 2. Public Value: Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic, Private vs. Public -- Chapter 3. Individual Development: Richer, Healthier, or Happier -- Chapter 4. Organization Development: Love, Profit, and Responsibility -- Chapter 5. Social...
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The Global Gambling Industry : Structures, Tactics, and Networks of Impact
Nikkinen, Janne (ed.); Marionneau, Virve (ed.);  … - 2022 - 1st ed. 2022.
The gambling industry’s corporate structure in a partially liberalised market -- State-owned gambling operation in global competitive environment -- The establishment and strategies of gambling providers in French-speaking Africa: the case of Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) -- Where does the gambling...
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Global Climate Change Policy : Analysis, Economic Efficiency Issues and International Cooperation
Welfens, Paul J. J. - 2022
Part 1. Background to the Climate Problem -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Climate Challenge and its Consequences -- 3. Climate Protection Problems and Options for Action -- 4. Global Warming Perspectives -- 5. Perspectives on the Climate Debate and International Economic Aspects -- 6. The Wrong...
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The Economics of the Postal and Delivery Sector : Business Strategies for an Essential Service
Parcu, Pier Luigi (ed.); Brennan, Timothy John (ed.);  … - Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics <28., 2020, … - 2022
Chapter 1. Competition in the Postal and Delivery Markets in Europe -- Chapter 2. The Game Theory of Cartels in the Postal Industry -- Chapter 3. When a price cost test is unnecessary for assessing pricing abuses - the Royal Mail case -- Chapter 4. Data and the regulation of e-commerce: data...
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The Economics of Pandemics : Exploring Globally Shared Experiences
Seo, Sungno Niggol - 2022
with a dissertation on microbehavioural economics of climate change. He has worked on various projects with the World Bank …
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The Theory and Application of Multinational Corporate Governance
Runhui, Lin; Chen, Jean Jinghan - 2022
innovation, playing a pivotal role in the world economy and the global technological revolution. However, MNEs are also often … COVID- 19 runs rampant across the world, populism and deglobalisation have resurged, and protectionism and unilateralism are … exerting negative impacts on the world economy. Achieving sustainable development in this context is a test of a company …
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