1. What is Buddhist Economics? -- 2. The Four Noble Truths: A Decision-Making and Problem-Solving Framework -- 3. What is the Problem with the Market Economy? -- 4. Drivers behind the Shortcomings of the Market Economy -- 5. Buddhist Economics Theory -- 6. Buddhist Ethics and Moral Life -- 7....

Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; Part I Understanding e-commerce; Introduction: ASEAN development in the digital economy; 1 E-commerce and international trade; Part II Rules and regulations; 2 Cross-border...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction. Cities and Regions in the Twenty-First Century: Why Do They Develop and Change? -- Part I. The Economic Context of City and Regional Development -- 2. Workshops of the World Economy: People, Jobs, and Places -- 3. The Motor of Urban...

Das Interesse an der ökonomischen und gesellschaftlichen Bedeutung von Zuwanderungen hat in Politik, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft in den letzten Jahren spürbar zugenommen. Dies gilt insbesondere in Deutschland als bevorzugtes Zielgebiet von Immigranten. Die Wanderungsursachen sind mit...

Latin America is looking towards China and Asia -- and China and Asia are looking right back. This is a major shift: for the first time in its history, Latin America can benefit from not one but three major engines of world growth. Until the 1980s, the United States was the region’s major...