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Author
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Disruption dominates innovation theory and practice. But disruption is destructive-displacing jobs, companies, and even entire industries. Are we missing better, and even bigger, opportunities to innovate and grow? With three decades of research, the number one global-bestselling authors of Blue Ocean Strategy W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne reveal another way to innovate and grow-nondisruptive creation. Just as Blue Ocean Strategy redefined the...
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
In an urgent follow-up to his best-selling Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller, Jeff Rubin argues that the end of cheap oil means the end of growth. What it will be like to live in a world where growth is over?
Economist and resource analyst Jeff Rubin is certain that the world's governments are getting it wrong. Instead of moving us toward economic recovery, the measures being taken around the globe right now are digging us into a...
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Language
English
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2019 was the last great year for the world economy. For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your home within days - even hours - of when you decided you wanted it. America made that happen, but now America has lost interest in keeping it going. Globe-spanning supply chains are only possible with the protection of the U.S. Navy....
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Uses storytelling techniques and humor to explain basic principles about the economy and the causes of financial crises, covering such topics as capital, credit, trade, inflation, banking, investment, and the role of government in the economic cycle.
Publisher
Ouat Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A workout on the sun deck, a conga line in the dining hall, a photo shoot with the captain, or a beauty contest for all ages: fun around-the-clock is guaranteed on a cruise, while you float along with your hotel room. The sea-faring holiday fortresses have come into vogue and business is booming. In the towering ship's wake, we are left behind with a hoard of digital memories and a cloud of exhaust fumes on the horizon.
7) Soros
Publisher
Giant Interactive
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
SOROS follows one of the most influential and controversial figures of our time as he fights against the rising tide of authoritarianism around the world.
Publisher
Giant Interactive
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Award-winning filmmaker Alex Winter's new documentary reveals that proponents of Blockchain are already using the technology to change the world; fighting income inequality, the refugee crisis and world hunger. Narrated by Rosario Dawson.
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
For the first time in seven decades, there is no single power or alliance of powers ready to take on the challenges of global leadership. A generation ago, the United States, Europe, and Japan were the world's powerhouses, the free-market democracies that propelled the global economy forward. Today, they struggle just to find their footing. Acclaimed geopolitical analyst Ian Bremmer argues that the world is facing a leadership vacuum. The diverse...
11) An Economic History of the World since 1400: Episode 44,Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and the Soviet Decline
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Ultimately, the communist system of the Soviet Union (despite the best efforts of leaders like Gorbachev and Yeltsin) was unable to offer a viable alternative to the market economy, and it collapsed in 1989 and 1990. Follow the story of the end of communist rule, from failed reforms and populist action to shortages of consumer goods and the absence of open political life.
12) An Economic History of the World since 1400: Episode 1,Self-Interest, Human Survival, and History
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
How is economic history different from a history of economics? What are the primary concerns of today's economic historians? What are some watershed economic moments of the last 500 years? Why does modern economic history "begin" around 1400? Find out in this introduction to the remarkable journey ahead.
13) Crashes and Crises: Lessons from a History of Financial Disasters: Episode 14,Japan's Lost Decade
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In the 1980s, the Japanese economy seemed unstoppable. Then, it came to a screeching halt, miring the nation in more than two decades of economic stagnation. What went wrong? Analyze Japan's postwar brand of capitalism, focusing on how its regulatory, political, and banking systems created a "bubble economy" - until the global economy and regulatory climate abruptly changed and the bubble burst.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Explore the world of stock and index options and how you can put them to work for you at very low or even zero risk. Learn about call options, put options, strike prices, and how to use the return-enhancing technique known as the covered call strategy.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
With about {dollar}80 trillion of investment opportunities outside the United States, foreign investment can be a tempting option. Learn how the rules for diversifying into these investments are changing, and what you need to know to help ensure that your foreign investment decisions are as sound as possible.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
By 1910, the population of Europe had tripled-and this expanding population provided manufacturers with a growing base of consumers to whom they could market goods. Professor Harreld uses 19th-century Paris as the perfect example of how a city handles (and mishandles) rapid urbanization and a huge influx of immigrants.
17) An Economic History of the World since 1400: Episode 34,Tariffs, Cartels, and John Maynard Keynes
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Learn how John Maynard Keynes, a founder of macroeconomics, shattered the predominant economic thinking of the 19th and early 20th centuries. What made governments the best source for moderating swings in economic performance? What did economic policymakers fail to consider in the years leading up to the Great Depression? How did tariffs and cartels work to eliminate much of free trade?
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Long-Term Capital Management was a hedge fund with everything going for it: well-heeled investors, a dream team of economists and managers, and banks willing to loan hundreds of millions of dollars with no questions asked. In 1998, it all went terribly wrong in a debacle that threatened to take down Wall Street. Spotlight the basic rules of finance that were ignored by LTCM and its banks.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Thanks to a global shift in fuel consumption, oil has been a weapon in geopolitical disputes for quite some time. Discover how the global economy got to this point and how the developing countries of the Middle East began to play a central role in world economic affairs in the last quarter of the 20th century.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Learn how Europe's manorial societies helped develop the structures and institutions that would lead to the medieval commercial revolution. You'll find out what everyday life was like on a manor, how serfs were exploited by elites, the importance of medieval trade fairs, how wool-cloth production redefined northwestern Europe, and more.
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