Economics and Finance
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Understanding Ponzi Schemes
Mervyn K. Lewis
A Ponzi scheme is one of the simplest, albeit effective, financial frauds to engineer, and new schemes keep coming forward. Despite this, however, people continue to invest in them. How are we to account for the seemingly never-ending lu...eBook:Find out more£22.36
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Global Public Goods
Edited by Inge Kaul
Global and transnational challenges figure ever more prominently on national and international policy agendas and are increasingly analysed as global public goods (GPGs). This timely collection, which includes contributions by eminent sc... -
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Handbook on the Economics of the Media
Edited by Robert G. Picard, Steve S. Wildman
This Handbook explores the economic features of the media and its infrastructure to provide readers with a sophisticated understanding of the critical issues and their influence on companies, audiences and regulators. The contributors ex...eBook:Find out more£39.16
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World Statistics on Mining and Utilities 2016
UNIDO
World Statistics on Mining and Utilities 2016 provides a unique biennial overview of the role of mining and utility activities in the world economy. This extensive resource from UNIDO provides detailed time series data on the level, stru...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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Rethinking Economic Evolution
Ulrich Witt
Modern economies never come to rest. From institutions to activities of production, trade, and consumption, everything is locked in processes of perpetual transformation – and so are our daily lives. Why and how do such transformations o...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Shadow Banking in China
Shen Wei
This timely book investigates the dynamic causes, key forms, potential risks and changing regulation of shadow banking in China. Topics discussed include P2P lending, wealth management products, local government debts, and the undergroun...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Economics of Climate-Resilient Development
Edited by Sam Fankhauser, Thomas K.J. McDermott
Some climate change is now inevitable and strategies to adapt to these changes are quickly developing. The question is particularly paramount for low-income countries, which are likely to be most affected. This timely and unique book tak...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Takaful and Islamic Cooperative Finance
Edited by S. Nazim Ali, Shariq Nisar
Islamic finance distinguishes itself from conventional finance with its strong emphasis on the moral consequences of financial transactions; prohibiting interest, excessive uncertainty, and finance of harmful business. When it comes to r...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development
Edited by David Smallbone, Markku Virtanen, Arnis Sauka
Entrepreneurship and innovation are arguably the main drivers of economic development today. This book explores the two in depth, at both the national and regional levels, using a variety of methodologies. The expert contributors discu...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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An Introduction to Macroeconomics
Edited by Louis-Philippe Rochon, Sergio Rossi
This important new book introduces students to the fundamental ideas of heterodox economics. It is written in a clear way by top heterodox scholars. They offer not only a critique of the dominant approach to economics, but also present a...eBook:Find out more£31.16
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Handbook of the International Political Economy of Production
Edited by Kees van der Pijl
This Handbook provides a state-of-the-art overview of the changing world of global production. Chapters cover the geography of why and where jobs are moving in both manufacturing and services. The authors discuss topics relating to the h...eBook:Find out more£39.16
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Research Handbook of Employment Relations in Sport
Edited by Michael Barry, James Skinner, Terry Engelberg
Employment relations, much discussed in other industries, has often been neglected in professional sports despite its unique characteristics. The book aims to explore in detail the unique nature of the employment relationship in professi...eBook:Find out more£48.00