Economy & Finance

Overviews how artificial intelligence (AI) applications are transforming global businesses and financial organizations, looking at the newest artificial intelligence-based solutions for e-commerce, corporate management, finance, banking, and trading, and more. Explores AI and ML techniques to forecast and assess different financial risks.

Describes sustainable development along with its challenges and advantages. Looks at sustainability in the interrelationship of business, manufacturing, finance, etc. Explores sustainable finance, role of digitization and AL in sustainability, importance of cultural sustainability, and several sustainability-promoting strategies.

Achieving financial freedom so that you can retire and live life on your own terms is the goal of every working person. To do so, thousands of people turn to investment advisors for advice and guidance. The problem is that many advisors work for a particular bank or financial advisor firm, and they are obligated to sell only investments and services that are unique to their financial institution. That is why it is so important to have Senior Investment Advisor, Francis Gingras Roy, on your side. Francis has made the Wealth Professional Canada's Top 50 Advisor list in both 2020 and 2021, and was named a 5-Star Advisor in 2021. He was also named one of Quebec's Top Wealth Advisors 2022 by the Globe and Mail, in partnership with SHOOK Research. As Francis's current clients can attest to, he is a wealth of knowledge and offers unbiased guidance.In this book, you'll read about Francis's humble beginnings while growing up, you can get to know him. You will also learn how, as a Wealth Management Advisor with more than fifteen years of experience, his tireless work ethic and quenchless thirst for financial knowledge has made him a sought-after investor by both potential clients and individuals wanting to join his team. You will then delve into topics that are rarely covered by financial investment books, such as:Common risks to retirement investing and financial freedom that many people overlookUnderstanding ESG-Environmental, Social, and Governance practices and investing which is fast becoming a critical factor in the investment worldInvestment Bias, and how it affects all investorsA brief history and an understanding of cryptocurrencyThe importance of having a written financial planThe power of compounding interestAn overview of traditional investment vehicles and Francis's recommendationsAnd much more!

This practical guide to probability and statistics explains these concepts that underpin all professional estimating. Alan Jones considers what are called Measures of Central Tendency; Means, Modes and Medians, describing the differences, relevance and uses for each in the context of Estimating and the like.

In an increasingly turbulent, insecure and fast-changing world, this book presents case studies of crisis management that help the reader to understand what best practice looks like and how to guide sport organizations through the crises that are an inevitable aspect of commercial life.

In a more contentious world economy, where trade and finance are increasingly interlinked with economic security and geopolitical considerations, questions arise about the underpinnings of the US dollar's global leadership. For decades, the US dollar has reigned supreme, serving as a powerful tool of US foreign policy.

This book explores South Korea's experience as an aid recipient, as an aid donor, and as an inter-Korea aid provider.

This research volume discusses the development of technologies that support human-oriented work systems, sustainable production, and system resilience in intelligent organizations. It will be of interest to researchers, academics, policymakers, and students in the fields of organizational studies, knowledge management, and digital economy.

This book aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the evolution, trends, techniques, impact on critical infrastructures and national security, countermeasures, and open research directions in this area. It will serve as a valuable source of knowledge on the topic.

The authors present the importance of digital trust, as well as its evolving nature manifested along with the progress of digital transformation. It will be of interest to researchers, academics, professionals, and advanced students in the fields of public management, innovation, ethics, and organizational studies.

This edited volume explores the interplay between political, economic, and financial development in twentieth-century European authoritarian regimes.

Recent years have seen renewed interest in elites around the world, and their interconnection with power, privilege, social stratification, and social change. The contributors to this edited volume explore the many facets of the role of elites in the political economy of Latin America.

The book presents a thorough review of state-of-the-art techniques for precise analysis and diagnosis with an emphasis on explainable artificial intelligence and its applications in healthcare. Researchers, academics, business professionals, health practitioners, and students will all benefit from the knowledge in this book.

The book presents a thorough review of state-of-the-art techniques for precise analysis and diagnosis with an emphasis on explainable artificial intelligence and its applications in healthcare. Researchers, academics, business professionals, health practitioners, and students will all benefit from the knowledge in this book.

The vast majority of startups digital transformation programmes fail despite having both time and money, energy and resources. Why to answer this question the book amasses interviews and case studies from within big corporates and successful startups as well as industry observers, regulators, commentators and practitioners.

Human Systems Integration for Mining Automation is the professional's guide to understanding the issues, approaches and pitfalls in mining automation from a human-element perspective. A timely and fast-developing issue in mining and the wider minerals industry, this book delves into the design and deployment of automation.

Originally published as a collection in 2006, the essays in this volume discuss the reasons for the end of the slave trade and the institution of slavery itself. They examine the rise of the abolitionist movement in different countries and how the move towards abolition was swifter in some areas than others.

First published in 2006, this volume looks at the 18th century, which saw the high point of the Atlantic slave trade. It contains essays which examine the commercial and financial structure of the British slave trade; the contribution of other European countries to the trade; and the effects of the trade on West and West Central Africa.

First published as a collection in 2006, this volume discusses the development of the Atlantic slave trade in the seventeenth century, looking at issues such as how African societies reacted to the trade; the economic origins of black slavery in the British West Indies; and the growth of plantations responding to changes in European diet.

First published as a collection in 2006, this title covers the Atlantic slave trade from its origins to 1600, the essays here look at the reasons for the causes of slavery and serfdom; slavery in Africa; the development of the slave trade; the demographic situation in Latin America; and European attitudes to slavery as an institution.

This book reinterprets the notion of the commons by tracing how it has been mobilised in the aftermath of economic crisis.