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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries' GDP. People on Mars within the next ten years. This isn't science fiction--it's reality. Humans are venturing up and out, and we're taking our competitive spirit with us. Soon, what happens in space will shape human history as much the mountains, rivers, and seas have impacted civilizations around the world. It's no coincidence that Russia, China, and the USA are leading...
Author
Publisher
Ascent Audio
Pub. Date
[2024].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 audio file)
Language
English
Description
An engaging, solutions-oriented look at how cities and nations can better navigate issues of innovation and inequality. From San Francisco to Shanghai, many of the world's most innovative places are highly unequal, with the benefits going to a small few. Rather than simply asking how we can create more high-tech cities and nations, Innovation for the Masses focuses on places that manage to foster innovation while also delivering the benefits more...
Publisher
Ascent Audio
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 audio file (16 hr., 3 min.))
Language
English
Description
The rise of populist movements in various parts of the world is widely perceived as a significant challenge to policymaking, mainstream political parties, and even to liberal democracy. Yet we know very little about the impact of populism on business, beyond the fact that the anti-elite challenge of populism frequently targets business with policies to restrict globalization, outsourcing, and labor migration while at the same time embracing capitalism,...
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 546 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Two bestselling authors overturn conventional wisdom about how economies work, revealing the untold story of who wins and who loses the rewards of prosperity, in a work that fundamentally transforms how we look at and understand the world"--
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
"Numerous narratives have been published on the space race in the past few years, but no definitive, prescriptive book has been published about what it means for entrepreneurs and investors. The Space Economy fills that gap and explains how the average person can capitalize on the space economy. The Space Economy summarizes the events that have opened the space economy with an eye toward the trillion-dollar investment opportunity they have created....
Author
Publisher
Ascent Audio
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 audio file (5 hr., 47 min.))
Language
English
Description
In The Web3 Era, David Shin connects pivotal moments from the history of human progress and global trade with current events that are shaping the world of tomorrow through a fascinating and insightful exploration of the long-term, next-level use cases of non-fungible tokens and digital assets, and their implications for industries that leverage these advancements. In the book, you'll find discussions of the challenges and opportunities for institutions...
Author
Publisher
Ascent Audio
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 audio file (14 hr., 30 min.))
Language
English
Description
A leading economic historian presents a new history of financial crises, showing how some led to greater globalization while others kept nations apart The eminent economic historian Harold James presents a new perspective on financial crises, dividing them into "good" crises, which ultimately expand markets and globalization, and "bad" crises, which result in a smaller, less prosperous world. Examining seven turning points in financial history-from...
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
"Sport is big business in the USA. From collegiate sport through to the professional leagues, the sport industry generates huge revenues, employs thousands of people and engages millions of fans and consumers. This book offers an evidence-based snapshot of the contemporary sport industry in the USA. Featuring new research from scholars working across every sector of sport business, the book covers key topics such as consumer behaviour, sport marketing,...
Author
Publisher
Helion
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations
Language
Polish
Description
Blockchain, czyli łańcuch bloków, niefortunnie kojarzy się z kryptowalutami i przestępczością. Tymczasem potencjał tej technologii jest ogromny i zapewne wciąż nie znamy wszystkich możliwych jej zastosowań. Łańcuch bloków jest w istocie publicznym rejestrem, który może się stać ogólnoświatową, zdecentralizowaną księgą służącą do rejestrowania, inwentaryzacji i organizowania transferów wszelkiego...
Author
Series
Tract volume no. 4
Publisher
[New England Anti-Slavery Tract Association]
Pub. Date
[1843]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (4 pages).
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
xvi, 344 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Climate change is a matter of extreme urgency. Integrating science and economics, this book demonstrates the need for measures to put a strict lid on cumulative carbon emissions and shows how to implement them. Using the carbon budget framework, it reveals the shortcomings of current policies and the debates around them, such as the popular enthusiasm for individual solutions and the fruitless search for 'optimal' regulation by economists and other...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Transform your company's AI and data frameworks to unlock the true power of disruptive new tech In From Data to Profit: How Businesses Leverage Data to Grow Their Top and Bottom Lines, accomplished entrepreneur and AI strategist Vineet Vashishta delivers an engaging and insightful new take on making the most of data, artificial intelligence, and technology at your company. You'll learn to change the culture, strategy, structure, and operational framework...
Author
Publisher
Helion
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (160 pages) : illustrations
Language
Polish
Description
Rozwój technologii i dostęp do danych finansowych stały się ogromnym ułatwieniem w korzystaniu z globalnych rynków finansowych. Jeśli zechcesz, możesz szybko zacząć przygodę na przykład z handlem algorytmicznym. Wystarczy, że masz niewielkie pojęcie o matematyce, programowaniu i ekonomii. Niestety, nieliczne programy nauczania o finansach integrują ze sobą te trzy dziedziny. Tymczasem koncepcje matematyczne wspaniale ułatwiają...
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