Economy & Finance

The Politics of Death in Anti-colonial Praxis by Gregory Maxaulane explores the political conditions necessary for revolution and freedom. At the intersection of continental philosophy and Black studies, this book examines the political economy of death within the Black experience in South Africa by theorizing death as a productive and generative process. Maxaulane provides a deeper understanding of the politics of death by focusing on how continental philosophy and Black studies treat the problem of praxis as well as the parallels and convergences between the models of praxis they sustain. This book is a comprehensive exploration of these fields, providing critical engagements with the evolution of ideology and the anti-colonial praxis in South African history. Challenging liberal democratic doctrines that have undermined the claims of Black radical imagination, Maxaulane argues that the political economy of death allows us to break from tradition through a concept of freedom not grounded in transcendentalism.

Political Economy of COVID-19: Understanding the Dynamics of a Global Pandemic, provides a theoretical, conceptual and methodological approach to the understanding of the pandemic through multiple case analyses. It produces and discusses COVID-19 research with interdisciplinary perspectives by addressing how the pandemic distinctly impacted the local and global economy and how numerous stakeholders responded. The book is truly global and interdisciplinary, through chapter contributions and case analysis from practitioners and emerging and established scholars. The ideas raised in this book have the potential to take central elements of post-pandemic political, social and economic thinking to a new line of inquiry and provide more compelling nuances. The book will be essential reading for researchers, students and scholars interested in development studies, political economy, historicity of the pandemic, conspiratorial debates and country specific policy response.

The Routledge Handbook of Early Modern Korea presents an interdisciplinary survey of Korea's politics, society, economy, and culture from the founding of the Chos¿n state (1392-1897) to 1873.

This book offers a wide variety of insights on the strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities involved with serials collection management in recessionary times, written by practitioners in the library sector.This book was published as a special issue of The Serials Librarian.

An updated edition of David Boaz's primer on libertarianism, a book that "unites history, philosophy, economics and law—spiced with just the right anecdotes—to bring alive a vital tradition of American political thought that deserves to be honored today in deed as well as in word" (Richard A. Epstein, University of Chicago).

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In Green Money: How to Reduce Waste, Build Wealth, and Create a Better Future for All, sustainable personal finance entrepreneur Kara Perez delivers an actionable and fun guide to going green with your money. The author explains how to create a financial plan and community that breaks free of outdated advice and offers a new way of enjoying a fulfilling life. In the book, you'll find valuable insights on how to approach your money and our environment. It's filled with stories gathered from around the world, cutting-edge research into green and sustainable finance, and money exercises you can complete immediately to help you take action today to improve your future and the futures of those you love. From redefining thrifting to vanquishing eco-anxiety and doomerism, Perez's startlingly insightful and communal approach to personal finance is a refreshing change from old methods that have outlived their usefulness. You'll learn how to ethically invest your money, avoid financial greenwashing, and participate in environmental justice, even as you solidify and improve your financial outlook and the financial future of your community. Green Money takes a hard, critical look at the trends negatively impacting our planet and our lives--including overconsumption and the overuse of fossil fuels--and offers fresh, relevant, and attainable alternatives you can start working towards immediately. Perfect for young professionals and working people, growing families just getting started in the world, entrepreneurs, and small business owners and founders, Green Money is also a can't-miss resource for financial planners, family offices, and other professionals who help people manage and grow their finances. Praise for GREEN MONEY "A step-by-step guide to reframe our relationship from generational to ecological wealth that centers the well-being of a society, culture, and planet. In our pursuit to become environmentally conscious in our individual purchases, we must also extend ourselves into community care that builds resilient systems for the future of societies. Kara's book is accessible, fun, and relatable for people to create a sustainable future." --ISAIAS HERNANDEZ, Founder, Queer Brown Vegan "Green Money presents an easy-to-follow, encouraging, and actionable blueprint for building your own sustainable financial house." --STEPHANIE SEFERIAN, author of Sustainable Minimalism "Kara's book is a refreshing take on personal finance, focusing on sustainability and practical money strategies. It uniquely addresses how to balance our idealistic goals with the world we live in, offering clear steps to align our financial decisions with our values. This book is perfect for anyone looking to make their money work for a better, more sustainable future. Highly recommend giving it a read!" --DASHA KENNEDY, Founder, Broke Black Girl "The next time I'm in a financial-existential doom spiral, I'm going to curl myself around Kara's book. Kara does an incredible job of compassionately booping you on the nose with the truth, but then gives you tangible, creative action steps towards deflating the dark feelings. The biggest relief for me is that she isn't asking us to each build revolutions from the ground up; she lays out an accessible menu of options, from 'How to find free sh*t in your community' to 'Here's how to divest from Wall Street completely, for real.' Green Money is a map and a manual for how to do money and still sleep at night." --BERNA ANAT, Founder, Hey Berna

This timely investigation reveals how sustained tight labor markets improve the job prospects and life chances of America's most vulnerable households Most research on poverty focuses on the damage caused by persistent unemployment. But what happens when jobs are plentiful and workers are hard to come by? Moving the Needle examines how very low unemployment boosts wages at the bottom, improves benefits, lengthens job ladders, and pulls the unemployed into a booming job market.   Drawing on over seventy years of quantitative data, as well as interviews with employers, jobseekers, and longtime residents of poor neighborhoods, Katherine S. Newman and Elisabeth S. Jacobs investigate the most durable positive consequences of tight labor markets. They also consider the downside of overheated economies that can ignite surging rents and spur outmigration. Moving the Needle is an urgent and original call to implement policies that will maintain the current momentum and prepare for potential slowdowns that may lie ahead

Learn to manage your money to maximize your earning potential with Reilly/Brown/Leeds' INVESTMENT ANALYSIS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, CENGAGE INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 12th Edition. The extremely reader-friendly, succinct 18 chapters equips you with a solid understanding of investment instruments, capital markets, behavioral finance, hedge funds, international investing and much more. Real-world examples and hands-on applications bring chapter concepts to life as you learn to use the same tools as investment professionals. The 12th edition's unparalleled international coverage provides specific information on non-U.S. markets, instruments, conventions and techniques. New detailed discussions explain the impact of changes in both technology, regulations and ESG mandates on global security markets. In addition, three chapters are devoted to derivatives securities, which are now standard investment instruments.

Develop the analytical skills that are in high demand in businesses today with Camm/Cochran/Fry/Ohlmann's best-selling BUSINESS ANALYTICS, CENGAGE INTERNATIONAL EDITION 5E. You master the full range of analytics as you strengthen descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytic skills. Real examples and memorable visuals clearly illustrate data and results. Step-by-step instructions guide you through using Excel, Tableau, R or the Python-based Orange data mining software to perform advanced analytics. Practical, relevant problems at all levels of difficulty let you apply what you've learned. Updates throughout this edition address topics beyond traditional quantitative concepts, such as data wrangling, data visualization and data mining, which are increasingly important in today's business environment. MindTap and WebAssign online learning platforms are also available with an interactive eBook, algorithmic practice problems and Exploring Analytics visualizations to strengthen your understanding of key concepts.

The New Global Business model (NEWGIBM) book describes the background, theory references, case studies, results and learning imparted by the NEWGIBM project, whichis supported by ICT, to a research group during the period from 2005-2011. The book is a result of the efforts and the collaborative work between SMEs, consultancies and researchers across various lines of business, competences and research domains. The book commences with a theoretical discussion of the business model and its innovationliterature and explains how this was a collaborative study by researchers from three Danish Universities. The book continues by describing, analyzing and showing how NEWGIBM was implemented in SMEs in different industrial companies/networks. Based on this effort, the researchers try to describe and analyze the current context, experience of NEWGIBM and finally the emerging scenarios of NEWGIBM.The NEWGIBM book serves as a part of the final evaluation and documentation of the NEWGIBM project and is supported by results from the following projects: M-commerce, Global Innovation, Global Ebusiness & M-commerce, The Blue Ocean project, International Center for Innovation and Women in Business, NEFFICS, which providedinformation about the innovating business models funded by Ministry of Science and Innovation Denmark, Ministry of Economics Denmark, EU Social Fund, EU KASK program and EU 7 Framework program Internet of Things. This book adds new knowledge to the global business models based on ICT.

In this book, we focus on HRM and how modern technology is helping in ensuring the effectiveness of HR functions. This would indicate that HRIS was viewed rather favorably as an administrative tool, but not a strategic one. This volume covers all these aspects.