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Throughout history, the allure of promising opportunities has often ignited a speculative frenzy, arousing the get-rich-quick syndrome in millions of credulous souls, driving them to the extremes of ambition and greed in their quest for wealth. The symptoms of such behaviour frequently manifest during the build-up to a market crash, when months or even years of gains are wiped out in mere hours. This phenomenon is known as the 'boom-and-bust scenario',...
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“James M. Buchanan and Liberal Political Economy: A Rational Reconstruction” examines the contemporary meaning and significance of James M. Buchanan's body of work. The book uses Buchanan's past contributions to explore the present and future relevance of his scholarly contributions and insights. It seeks mainly to explain what insight for their work contemporary scholars might acquire by becoming familiar with some of Buchanan's formulations....
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Will Newly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan honorable Shebaz Sharif shake hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi? Well this book tells a story of a similar hand shake that happened between a military ruler of Pakistan and a democratic Prime Minister of India. Would democracy fare differently this time? We have to understand the story of economic development to understand the possibility of peace. Therefore, to know the answer, the book starts...
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The story mainly concentrates on China's attitude towards Human Rights and that country's lack of respect for life generally.
The book covers what happened in the Hong Kong riots and the manipulation by authorities to ensure they could crush any resistance without the implication of using heavy-handed tactics or that they lacked concern for Human Rights. It covers the mental scars that many were left with after being forced to flee Hong Kong...
7) Building Wealth: The New Rules for Individuals, Companies, and Nations in a Knowledge-Based Economy
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There is no doubt that we are in the middle of a transition to a knowledge-based economy. Breakthrough technologies in microelectronics, biotechnology, new materials, telecommunications, robotics, and computers are fundamentally changing the game of creating wealth. While these new industries are growing explosively, existing industries such as banking and retail are being transformed beyond recognition. As a result, a new global economy is emerging...
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Discover the key to constructing a resilient portfolio amidst inflationary pressures with "The Rise Of Inflation." This book serves as a comprehensive guide to help you develop a well-rounded and robust investment strategy. It covers a wide range of investment options, including precious metals, real estate, and commodities. Whether you are attracted to the appeal of precious metals, the stability of real estate, or the dynamic nature of commodities,...
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Aspirando revelar la compleja relación entre la economía, el bienestar y la felicidad, y contestar ciertas preguntas (¿El crecimiento económico es la base del progreso y desarrollo humano?, ¿Por qué el capitalismo es exitoso, mientras que el comunismo ha fracasado estrepitosamente? y ¿Cuál es el vínculo entre el auge económico, el bienestar y la felicidad, considerando la paradoja de Easterlin?), se ha estructurado este libro en tres secciones.En...
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First published in 1930, "The Fur Trade in Canada" is a book by Harold Innis that draws sweeping conclusions about the complex and frequently devastating effects of the fur trade on aboriginal peoples; about how furs as staple products induced an enduring economic dependence among the European immigrants who settled in the new colony and about how the fur trade ultimately shaped Canada's political destiny.
Covers the fur trade era in Canada from the...
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The political process focuses on the ways that people come together to engage in collective decision making in a variety of contexts. The central elements of the political process include: the formation of rules, the subsequent interactions that take place within those rules, and the evolution of rules over time.
Scholars working in the area of Virginia political economy-e.g., James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock-emphasize the importance of applying...
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Die Corona-Pandemie hat uns eindringlich gezeigt: Ethische Fragen werden in der Ökonomie immer wichtiger. Der Lockdown zum gesundheitlichen Schutz der Bevölkerung hat die ökonomischen Aktivitäten notwendigerweise mehrheitlich heruntergefahren. Die Gesundheit der Bevölkerung musste gegen das ökonomische Wohl abgewogen werden. Bereits vor der Corona-Krise war die moderne Ökonomie zunehmend mit wirtschaftsethischen Problemen beschäftigt:...
13) Money Matters: Navigating the Ever-Changing Landscape of Finance: Connecting Historical Dots, For
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Dive into the riveting odyssey of "Money Matters: Navigating the Ever-Changing Landscape of Finance," a captivating exploration that unveils the untold tales behind the coins in your pocket and the digits on your screen. In this thought-provoking journey through time, witness the Silk Road's mesmerizing economic dance, where fortunes were forged amid cultural exchange and trade winds. Traverse the corridors of power with the Medici Bank, a financial...
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The big economic story of our times is not the Great Recession. It is how China and India began to embrace neoliberal ideas of economics and attributed a sense of dignity and liberty to the bourgeoisie they had denied for so long. The result was an explosion in economic growth and proof that economic change depends less on foreign trade, investment, or material causes, and a whole lot more on ideas and what people believe.
Or so says Deirdre N....
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This is a collection of summaries featuring books written by one of our greatest financial journalist: Michael Lewis. It includes the #1 New York Times Bestsellers:Flash Boys, Liar's Poker, The Big Short. The summaries provide insight to investments and securities trading in the US equity market leading to the crash.FLASH BOYS: A WALL STREET REVOLT SUMMARY: This is a summary of a #1 New York Times Bestseller that focuses on the rise of high-frequency...
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The time was the 1980s. The place was Wall Street. The game was called Liar's Poker.Michael Lewis was fresh out of Princeton and the London School of Economics when he landed a job at Salomon Brothers, one of Wall Street's premier investment firms. During the next three years, Lewis rose from callow trainee to bond salesman, raking in millions for the firm and cashing in on a modern-day gold rush.This is a Summary of Michael Lewis' book "Liar's Poker...
17) Seapower States: Maritime Culture, Continental Empires and the Conflict That Made the Modern World
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One of the most eminent historians of our age investigates the extraordinary success of five small maritime states
Andrew Lambert, author of “The Challenge: Britain Against America in the Naval War of 1812”, turns his attention to Athens, Carthage, Venice, the Dutch Republic, and Britain, examining how their identities as "seapowers" informed their actions and enabled them to achieve success disproportionate to their size.
Lambert demonstrates...
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Me encanta escuchar a otras personas y sus experiencias, ya sea sobre marketing online o sobre otro tema. Es una excelente manera de aprender y me ha ahorrado muchos errores en el pasado, y sin duda lo volveré a hacer en el futuro.Por eso hemos elaborado este manual. Es una recopilación de algunas de las lecciones más valiosas que hemos aprendido sobre el marketing online a través de más de una década de experiencia entre nosotros. Es una forma...
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A provocative new account of how India moved relentlessly from its hope-filled founding in 1947 to the dramatic economic and democratic breakdowns of today.
When Indian leaders first took control of their government in 1947, they proclaimed the ideals of national unity and secular democracy. Through the first half century of nation-building, leaders could point to uneven but measurable progress on key goals, and after the mid-1980s, dire poverty...
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Dieser Band beschreibt die Entwicklung der modernen Konsumgesellschaft von ihren Anfängen in den vorindustriellen Gesellschaften des 17./18. Jahrhunderts bis heute. Stephan Wallaschkowski zeigt auf, wie sich die industrielle Revolution und der fortschreitende Konsumwandel im Sinne einer steten Konsumexpansion immer wieder gegenseitig beeinflussen und befördern. Dazu beschreibt der Autor zunächst die historische Entstehung unserer heutigen Konsumgesellschaft...
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