Economy & Finance

Just as Steve Coll told the story of globalisation through ExxonMobil and Andrew Ross Sorkin told the story of Wall Street excess through Too Big to Fail, Christopher Leonard's Kochland uses the extraordinary account of how the biggest private company in the world became that big to tell the story of modern corporate America.

International Financial Reporting delivers a focused, user-friendly introduction to international financial reporting and how to implement the IASB standards for undergraduate students.

'A cheerful and illuminating read, full of delicious anecdotes and valuable nuggets. It does what Krueger did best - brings economics to life, and life to economics.' The TimesHow the music industry explains the workings of our economy, changes in markets and prepares us the future - from one of the modern era's foremost economists

A comprehensive and up-to-date discussion of the economic rationale behind the production, delivery and exchange of electricity. A must read for those who want to learn and teach the specificities of electricity markets and understand how these markets can be optimally designed to produce and deliver electricity effectively and efficiently.

Fifty Inventions that Shaped the Modern Economy paints the epic picture of economic change in an intimate way, by telling the stories of tools and ideas that had far-reaching and unexpected consequences.

Translation of: Economie du bien commun.

This textbook provides an accessible introduction to accounting, giving a clear and concise overview of financial accounting, management accounting and financial management.

The official CAIA Level 1 curriculum book Alternative Investments: CAIA Level I, 3rd Edition is the curriculum book for the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Level I professional examination.

This latest edition of The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error ' will help you understand how to move beyond 'human error'; how to understand accidents; how to do better investigations; how to understand and improve your safety work.

'Essential Economics for Business' presents the core principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics applied to the world of business while also looking at wider, topical business issues, such as business strategy, corporate social responsibility, ethics and the state of the global environment in which we live.

"Originally published as Kritik der politischen 'Okonomie: Eine Einf'uhrung by Schmetterling Verlag GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, c2004, by Schmetterling Verlag GmbH."