It has long been recognized that an improved standard of living results from advances in technology, not from the accumulation of capital. It has also become clear that what truly separates developed from less-developed countries is not just a gap in resources or output but a gap in knowledge....

This book discusses and identifies the modernizing trends, which have changed Southeast Asian countries in varying ways. After an overview of current concepts of modernity, the following chapters introduce issues of education, citizenship and ethnicity, religion, the emergence of the middle...

"An examination of coined money and its significance to rulers, aristocrats and peasants in early medieval EuropeBetween the end of the Roman Empire in the fifth century and the economic transformations of the twelfth, coined money in western Europe was scarce and high in value, difficult for...

Artificial intelligence and its Regulation in the European Union Gauri Sinha and Rupert Dunbar -- The impact of facial recognition technology empowered by artificial intelligence on the right to privacy / Natalia Menéndez González -- The malicious use of artificial intelligence against...

Der Sachbuchautor (zuletzt "Spieler ohne Stammplatzgarantie", ID-B 17/03), Professor für Betriebswirtschaftslehre, schildert und analysiert hier mit starker Unterstützung des Lektorats eine neue Generation, jene der Digital Natives, nachdem in den vergangenen Jahren verschiedene andere Typen...

Spätestens seit den Enthüllungen des Whistleblowers Edward Snowden ist klar: Die "schöne neue Welt" nimmt Gestalt an, und es wird höchste Zeit, ihr etwas entgegenzusetzen. Internetpionier und Cyberguru Jaron Lanier liefert eine profunde Analyse der aktuellen Trends in der Netzwerkökonomie,...