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21) Making globalization work

Author

Stiglitz, Joseph E

Publisher

W.W. Norton & Co

Pub. Date

[2006]

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

xxv, 358 pages ; 24 cm

Language

English

22) Globalization and its enemies

Author

Cohen, Daniel

Publisher

MIT Press

Pub. Date

[2006]

Physical Desc

192 pages ; 21 cm

Language

English

23) The political economy of terrorism

Author

Enders, Walter

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Pub. Date

2006.

Physical Desc

xiii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

24) 1974 census of agriculture

Author

United States. Bureau of the Census

Publisher

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census

Pub. Date

1977-<1979>

Physical Desc

4 volumes in <75 > : illustrations ; 28 cm

Language

English

25) An economist goes to the game: how to throw away 580 million and other surprising insights from the economics of sports

Author

Oyer, Paul E

Publisher

Yale University Press

Pub. Date

[2022]

Physical Desc

207 pages : maps, illustrations ; 23 cm

Language

English

Description

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"Are ticket scalpers good for teams? Should parents push their kids to excel at sports? Why do Koreans dominate women's golf, while Kenyans and Ethiopians dominate marathon racing? Why would Michael Jordan, the greatest player in basketball, pass to Steve Kerr for the game-winning shot?0 Paul Oyer shows the many ways economics permeates the world of sports. His topics range from the business of sport to how great athletes use economic thinking to...

26) The evidence and impact of financial globalization

Publisher

Elsevier

Pub. Date

2013

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations

Language

English

27) Innovation for the masses: how to share the benefits of the high-tech economy

Author

Lee, Neil

Publisher

Ascent Audio

Pub. Date

[2024].

Physical Desc

1 online resource (1 audio file)

Language

English

Description

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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...

28) Who's your city?: how the creative economy is making where to live the most important decision of your life

Author

Florida, Richard L

Publisher

Basic Books

Pub. Date

[2008]

Physical Desc

viii, 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Language

English

Description

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Globalization is not flattening the world; in fact, place is increasingly relevant to the global economy and our individual lives. Who's Your City? offers the first available city rankings by life-stage, rating the best places for singles, families, and empty-nesters to reside.--From amazon.com.

29) Every drop for sale: our desperate battle over water in a world about to run out

Author

Rothfeder, Jeffrey

Publisher

Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam

Pub. Date

[2001]

Physical Desc

ix, 205 pages ; 24 cm

Language

English

30) Handbook of media economics: Volume 1B

Publisher

North-Holland

Pub. Date

[2016]

Physical Desc

1 online resource (xxi, 541-773 pages) : illustrations

Language

English

Description

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Handbook of Media Economics provides valuable information on a unique field that has its own theories, evidence, and policies. Understanding the media is important for society, and while new technologies are altering the media, they are also affecting our understanding of their economics.ïÅ½Chapters span the large scope of media economics, simultaneously offering in-depth analysis of particular topics, including the economics of why media are...

31) Developing the global bioeconomy: technical, market, and environmental lessons from bioenergy

Publisher

Academic Press

Pub. Date

[2016]

Physical Desc

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations

Language

English

32) Handbook of media economics: Volume 1A

Publisher

North-Holland

Pub. Date

[2016]

Physical Desc

1 online resource (xxi, 539 pages) : illustrations

Language

English

33) The 250 retirement questions everyone should ask

Author

Rye, David E

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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Plan well, and you will truly enjoy retirement. Plan poorly, and you could suffer a financial disaster. The 250 Retirement Questions Everyone Should Ask makes sure your retirement is enjoyable and worry-free. Filled with specific tips and abundant resources, this book is the quick-and-easy answer to your retirement concerns, including: How much money do you really need to retire? Is it better to sell your existing home and buy a cheaper one when

...

34) MacroWikinomics: rebooting business and the world

Author

Tapscott, Don

Pub. Date

2010.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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In their bestseller Wikinomics, Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams showed the world how mass collaboration was changing the way businesses communicate, create value, and compete in the new global marketplace.

This sequel shows that in more than a dozen fields—from finance to health care, science to education, the media to the environment—we have reached a historic turning point. Collaborative innovation is revolutionizing...

35) The world is flat: a brief history of the twenty-first century

Author

Friedman, Thomas L

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, Large Print

Description

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"One mark of a great book is that it makes you see things in a new way, and Mr. Friedman certainly succeeds in that goal," the Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz wrote in The New York Times, reviewing The World is Flat in 2005. With his inimitable ability to translate complex foreign policy and economic issues, Friedman brilliantly demystifies the new flat world for listeners, making sense of the advances in technology and communications

...

36) Economic gangsters: corruption, violence, and the poverty of nations

Author

Fisman, Raymond

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Pub. Date

[2008]

Physical Desc

240 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Language

English

37) The rise and fall of the great powers: economic change and military conflict from 1500 to 2000

Author

Kennedy, Paul M

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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About national and international power in the "modern" or Post Renaissance period. Explains how the various powers have risen and fallen over the 5 centuries since the formation of the "new monarchies" in W. Europe.

38) The founders' fortunes: how money shaped the birth of America

Author

Randall, Willard Sterne

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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"In 1776, upon the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers concluded America's most consequential document with a curious note, pledging "our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor." Lives and honor did indeed hang in the balance, yet just what were their fortunes? How much did the Founders stand to gain or lose through independence? And what lingering consequences did their respective financial stakes have on liberty, justice,...

39) The truth about your future: the money guide you need now, later, and much later

Author

Edelman, Ric

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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Technology and science are evolving at a blistering, almost incomprehensible pace. The Human Genome Project took eleven years and $2.7 billion dollars to complete. Today, it would take two days to finish, and cost less than getting a pizza delivered. It is estimated that forty percent of the current Fortune 500 companies will no longer exist by 2025. In 2005, half a billion devices were connected to the Internet. By 2030, that number will reach one...

40) What makes a terrorist: economics and the roots of terrorism

Author

Krueger, Alan B

Series

Lionel Robbins lectures

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Pub. Date

[2007]

Physical Desc

xi, 180 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Language

English

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21) Making globalization work

22) Globalization and its enemies

23) The political economy of terrorism

24) 1974 census of agriculture

25) An economist goes to the game: how to throw away 580 million and other surprising insights from the economics of sports

26) The evidence and impact of financial globalization

27) Innovation for the masses: how to share the benefits of the high-tech economy

28) Who's your city?: how the creative economy is making where to live the most important decision of your life

29) Every drop for sale: our desperate battle over water in a world about to run out

30) Handbook of media economics: Volume 1B

31) Developing the global bioeconomy: technical, market, and environmental lessons from bioenergy

32) Handbook of media economics: Volume 1A

33) The 250 retirement questions everyone should ask

34) MacroWikinomics: rebooting business and the world

35) The world is flat: a brief history of the twenty-first century

36) Economic gangsters: corruption, violence, and the poverty of nations

37) The rise and fall of the great powers: economic change and military conflict from 1500 to 2000

38) The founders' fortunes: how money shaped the birth of America

39) The truth about your future: the money guide you need now, later, and much later

40) What makes a terrorist: economics and the roots of terrorism

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Suggest a purchase