Luigi Einaudi and the Bocconi Years
For the first time, Luigi Einaudi’s lectures on public expenditure offer insights that remain strikingly relevant. His ideas—from defence spending to a concept presaging modern Eurobonds—provide guiding principles for contemporary economic policy at national and European levels.
This guide to the legal landscape of sea transport focuses on Letters of Indemnity (LoI) and Bills of Lading. It bridges legal theory and maritime practice, analyzing risks and offering practical solutions for shippers and carriers, including emerging blockchain technology.
Global Financial Frontiers
Dive into international finance with this concise guide. From its historical foundations to the US-China trade war, explore key concepts, emerging trends, and the impact of politics, culture, and climate change. An invaluable resource for students and practitioners.
This book explores foreign banks in the Western Balkans, their relationships with consumers, and their convergence to the rule of law of the European Union. It is of great use to students of the economics of the Western Balkans and others interested in the subject.
Global challenges like pandemics and climate change present an opportunity to reset our economies for a more resilient and sustainable future. Amid financial uncertainty, prudent management and planning for the unthinkable are essential. This book highlights these strategists.
Issues and Challenges in Trade
This book is a study of the issues and inter-linkages concerning trade, environment and sustainability. It suggests approaches for understanding their complexities in order to achieve balanced economic development, international cooperation and policy coherence.
Media and COVID-19
This book dives into media dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring how traditional and social media coped with uncertainty and the surge of misinformation. Through a case study of Israel, it reveals key lessons for journalists, policymakers, and media consumers alike.
The form of money is changing. Are new digital currencies safe? Should the central bank issue its own? This nontechnical book answers these questions, exploring everything from blockchain and Bitcoin to the life-changing, phone-based money already used by millions.
This book details China’s strategy for blockchain payment systems, providing a theoretical framework for its developing role. Analyzing the efficiency, cost, and risk of blockchain in cross-border payments, it offers policy suggestions and vital insights for countries worldwide.
Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks
This guide to age-oriented transmission schemes integrates space, air, ground, and sea networks into a single architecture. A comprehensive resource for professionals and newcomers, it provides a current understanding of efficient, flexible network design.
This book offers a unique financial evaluation of all forest ecosystem services and their contribution to economic sectors. The reader will find answers and results in this book to help them account for all the benefits that a forest offers.
Maurice Moynihan and the Irish State, 1902-1999
He was the elusive civil servant at the heart of the new Irish State. A former Civil War opponent of Éamon de Valera, Maurice Moynihan became his most trusted advisor, writing the 1937 constitution and wielding immense influence over the government he helped create.
The Ottoman World and the Western Economy
While the West developed a capitalist system that prioritized consumption, the Ottomans focused on balance and sustainability. This book compares the altruistic human with the self-interested homoeconomicus, and proposes a new understanding of ethics, economy, and civilization.
This book addresses social capital and poverty in Indonesia, describing the benefits of social capital, its role in poverty alleviation, and alternative efforts to improve people’s welfare.
This book explores the history of Econophysics for the lay-reader. It traces the emergence of the field, from the philosophers and scientists who contributed, to the institutions, books, and conferences that nurtured the subject.
A Culture of Endless Consumption
This provocative book challenges our relationship to possessions, value, and identity. It explores how things have come to define our sense of self and what lies behind our endless consumption, revealing how our material world shapes our well-being and ecological futures.
COVID-19, Racism and Politicization
This book explores the global media and government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Examining countries from the USA to Asia, it addresses the media’s role in both countering and spreading misinformation, politicizing the crisis, and fueling racism and conspiracy theories.
This book examines the challenges confronting foreign correspondents in covering Africa for an international audience in the digital era. It explores factors that influence how Africa is reported, addressing international journalism practices and issues rarely considered.
The Napa Valley Wine Industry
This book tells the story of how Napa became a pre-eminent site for iconic wines in a short space of time. After early struggles, a 1960s re-emergence fostered a collective commitment to quality, building a brand that would be identified as amongst the best in the world.
To gain a competitive advantage, enterprises must motivate their employees. This collection scrutinises how motivation, leadership, and corporate values impact human resource management, and how organisational identity plays a key role in driving corporate success.