Economy & Finance

In Real Vanilla, Nature's Unsung Hero LittlePod's founder Janet Sawyer tells of her company's mission over the last fifteen years to save real vanilla which was under threat of being lost within a generation. They have made a huge difference, encouraging the development of vanilla paste in a tube, supporting farming communities in the world's equatorial regions and educating consumers all around the world about the importance and value of vanilla to the planet. Through LittlePod supporting a pioneering polyculture orchard in Indonesia, it has helped educate future generations about a precious plant that is the essence of sustainability. This is a fascinating story of how a determined woman used the 'empty nest' time in her life to build a company whilst learning about biodiversity, supporting farmers' livelihoods and creating a family of human relationships - fondly known as 'LittlePodders'.

This book provides a systematic review of nature-based solutions and their potential to address current environmental challenges. It will be of great interest to policymakers, practitioners and researchers involved in nature-based solutions, sustainable urban planning, environmental management and sustainable development generally.

The only textbook that fully supports the OxfordAQA International AL Economics specification (9640), for first teaching from September 2020. Written by experienced examiners and authors, the clear international approach develops key skills for exam success.

The co-founder of Harvard's Global Negotiation Initiative and a renowned global guru in negotiations, presents a dynamic strategy for overcoming stalled or failed negotiations that empowers individuals to return to the table with increased strength and resilience, carefully learning from the challenges they encountered.When negotiations fail it can be hard to start over. Some people give up, others forget and move on, but the truly successful negotiator learns. Celebrated negotiation thought-leader and advisor to the UN Mediation Unit, Joshua N. Weiss, introduces an evidence-based model for when negotiations stall or fail. Getting Back to the Table explores the reality of failure in negotiation. It lays out the types of failure that can happen, how to cope with it when it does, and how we can be resilient in the face of it. Using Weiss’s easy-to-use framework, readers can successfully get back to the negotiation table. Failing in negotiations is inevitable, but learning and growing from failure is not.

This book attempts to answer significant questions such as: what is China's 'developing' political economy, what are the major principles of socialist political economy with Chinese characteristics, and how to achieve economic development. From 'new normal' and 'new development concept' to 'innovation driven development strategy' and 'supply side structural reform' to 'the Belt and Road' and 'new urbanization with people as the core', the author explains economic laws and development succinctly and illustrates the key characteristics of Chinese socialist political economy.This book features forward-looking thinking on China's development, explaining that China's development is scientific, its sustainable development follows natural laws and inclusive development follows social laws. The 'political economy' of China's development is explained in an easy-to-understand and assessable way. The author has cooperated with scholars from the Party School of the CPC Central Committee and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and this book is the cumulative output of his work with fellow researchers and scholars.

Financial Landscape Transformation collects chapters to present the current and probable future state of banking and money with the advent of fintech.

Humorous accountancy-related articles gathered one book, by the author of 'How to Become a No-Decision Manager'.

Become fluent in the language of money and advance of your financial goals with this clear, straightforward guide to essential definitions and easy-to-understand explanations of all the economic terminology you need to know.Understanding the economy so you can effectively manage your money is not an easy job, and it’s made even more complicated by the specific, complex terminology. Even the most financially responsible people can wonder how economic forces impact their personal finance. Now, Economics in Plain English has the answers. Inside you’ll find straight-forward explanations of 350 economic terms ranging from production, markets and consumer behaviors to banking and monetary policies and more! This quick and easy-to-use glossary teaches you what the term means, how the concept works, and how it is used. Read through the chapters for a solid primer in economics and refer back to specific definitions as needed when reviews financial reports, forecasts, and documents.

This book navigates the complexities of local real estate taxation in the dynamic region of Central and Eastern Europe, providing a meticulous analysis of the diverse approaches taken across the region. The book explores the historical roots and evolution of local real estate tax, its importance and its impact on communities.

This book offers contemporary assessment of the challenges facing international investment law and proposes innovative solutions for reform. It will inform a range of stakeholders including investors, Civil Society Organisations, States, students, and international organisations such as the World Bank.

Learning From Near Misses can provide opportunities to improve safety without the need for harm to have first occurred. This book explores how near misses contribute to safety management across high-risk sectors, to help organisations, industries and sectors utilise learning from near misses in line with contemporary safety theory.

This book considers the complex and contradictory role of the United Nations when it comes to human rights around the world. It depicts the United Nations as a global arena in which state and non-state actors continuously contest issues around human rights.

The Routledge International Handbook of Deindustrialization Studies is a timely volume that provides an overview of this interdisciplinary field that emerged in response to the widespread decline of manufacturing and heavy industry from the 1980s onwards.

"You know Will Packer's movies: from Straight Outta Compton to Girls Trip, they've grossed more than $1 billion at the box office, including ten films that opened at number one. And, in the vein of Shonda Rhimes, he did it all by featuring real life stories about Black culture--something that Hollywood had long overlooked. With Who Better Than You?, Packer reflects on the values that carried him on his journey: the hustle that fueled him when he was trying to sell a micro-budget indie film in college and the passion and collaboration that led to some of his most successful projects. He has created a guidebook filled with ... advice on business, leadership, and legacy"--

A deeply researched account of the life and legacy of the man who defined the profession of private eyeAllan Pinkerton, the world's most famous private detective, has been an enduring source of fascination since the nineteenth century. But the details of his impact, business empire, and private life have been incomplete. Drawing on overlooked primary sources, Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones provides an authoritative account of the man and the Pinkerton National Detective Agency (PNDA). It is the story of how PNDA's founder and its successive generations of heirs put it at the center of American history for decades. A small sampling of Pinkerton's activities includes providing intelligence in the Civil War, pursuing high-profile outlaws like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and protecting scabs in the Homestead lockout, for which they became notorious. The book continues telling PNDA's history into the twentieth century. General readers as well as scholars of American history will be fascinated by this rich new portrait of Pinkerton's accomplishments, controversies, and contradictions.

EU Taxonomy is the common name of a regulation that supports companies in sustainable environmental and climate action (Regulation (EU) No. 2020/852). This tool helps investors, companies and financial institutions to define the environmental impact of business activities and the requirements they need to meet to be considered sustainable.

EU Taxonomy is the common name of a regulation that supports companies in sustainable environmental and climate action (Regulation (EU) No. 2020/852). This tool helps investors, companies and financial institutions to define the environmental impact of business activities and the requirements they need to meet to be considered sustainable.

Aimed at Business Studies students who require guidance in the area of statistics, this book minimizes technical language and provides definitions of key terms, and gives emphasis to interpretation rather than technique. It includes guidance on using Excel and Minitab to produce the analysis described and explained in the chapter.