《PICC培训教材：保险基础知识（2014版）》是遵循科学创新、与时俱进的原则，在2006年版的基础上进行的一项工作。新修订的教材保持了原教材的基本框架，根据保险市场及公司业务发展，补充和调整了相关章节及内容。新修订的教材共分16章，力争突出内容新颖、结构完整、实操性强的特点。

Widely acclaimed for its engaging style and provocativeperspective, this book has helped thousands transform their workinglives. Now the paperback edition features a comprehensive 30-pageresource guide that explains the basics of working for oneself.

In Common Wealth, Jeffrey D. Sachs—one of the world’s mostrespected economists and the author of The New York Timesbestseller The End of Poverty— offers an urgent assessment of theenvironmental degradation, rapid population growth, and extremepoverty that threaten global peace and prosperity. Throughcrystalline examination of hard facts, Sachs predicts the cascadeof crises that awaits this crowded planet—and presents a program ofsustainable development and international cooperation that willcorrect this dangerous course. Few luminaries anywhere on theplanet are as schooled in this daunting subject as Sachs, and thisis the vital product of his experience and wisdom.

Freakonomics revealed much about our society. Now, one ofAmerica’s most respected economists reveals how individuals canturn economic reasoning to their advantage in their daily life—athome, at work, even on vacation. Tyler Cowen explains howunderstanding the incentives that work best with each individual isthe key to successful and satisfactory daily interactions—fromgetting the kids to do the dishes to having a productive businessmeeting, attracting a mate to finding a good guide in a foreigncountry. Discovering your inner economist, Cowen suggests, can leadto a happier, more satisfying life. What better carrot could youask for?

The 2007–08 subprime financial crisis is the jumping-off pointfor Smick's (Johnson Smick International) examination of currentthreats to global prosperity. He explains that although thesubprime losses are small in the context of world financialmarkets, a lack of transparency has diminished investor confidence,dried up financial liquidity, and threatened the very foundationsof our world financial system. He says that the growth of globalfinancial markets has made it more difficult for central banks likethe U.S. Federal Reserve to intercede effectively in times ofcrisis. Smick compares the subprime crisis to past events like theUK's forced devaluation of the pound in 1992 and Japan's economicstagnation in the 1990s. He warns of pending dangers like anoverheating of the Chinese development juggernaut and the presentcalls for protectionism by U.S. politicians. He favors a globalfinancial system built on transparency and trust. Smick's role forsome 30 years as an economic adviser to central bankers andleg

Perhaps the hottest field in macroeconomics, economic growth is fascinating to theorists and critically important to policy makers. Charles Jones, a rising star in the field, explains the inroads economists have made in understanding how economies grow. The story begins with empirical evidence: how rich are the rich countries, how poor are the poor, and how fast do the rich and poor countries grow? Jones then presents major theories of growth, from the Nobel Prize-winning work of Robert Solow to the new growth theory that has ignited the field in recent years.

If Rupert Murdoch and Sumner Redstone are so smart, why aretheir stocks long-term losers? We live in the age of big Media, with the celebrity mogulstelling us that "content is king." But for all the excitement,glamour, drama, and publicity they produce, why can't these mogulsand their companies manage to deliver better returns than you'd getfrom closing your eyes and throwing a dart? The Curse of the Mogullays bare the inexcusable financial performance beneath big Media'sfalse veneer of power. By rigorously examining individual media businesses, the authorsreveal the difference between judging a company by how many timesits CEO is seen in SunValley and by whether it generatesconsistently superior profits. The book is packed with enoughsharp-edged data to bring the most high-flying, hot-air filledmogul balloon crashing down to earth.

The truth behind the causes and effects of America's economicdownturn. The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to the Financial Crisis explainsthe root causes and connects the events and issues with theproblems that have confronted Americans over the course of morethan a year, giving readers an unvarnished, unbiased, and in-depthanalysis of the factors that lead up to the crisis, the majorevents that defined it, and the decisions and ramifications thatresulted from it. ?Interest in the financial crisis continues to build with severalhigh- profile books and an HBO movie due out in 2010, as well asthe success of Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story ?Much of the financial crisis writing to date has been of thebreaking news variety-this book will be one of the first bookspublished after the smoke has cleared to offer a comprehensiveanalysis of what happened and how

An essential guide to doing business in Central and SouthAmerica, complete with communication and etiquette tips. This is the essential guide to business etiquette and customs foranyone doing business in Latin America. It features everything thereader needs to know-from getting an appointment to securing acontract. Doing business in Latin America can pose unique,substantial challenges to a non-native, and this book demystifiesthe entire process. From the two-hour "business lunch," at which nobusiness is ever discussed, to handing out business cards the rightway, Diran covers every crucial nuance. He also addresses: ? How things move at a much slower pace than most Americanbusiness processes and deals ? How family truly comes before business, even if it meansskipping an important meeting to take care of a loved one ? The importance of connections and mutual Acquaintances ? How to work with translators and bilingual assistants to getthe job done ? Proper dress, body la

本书内容分产业投资基金概述，产业生命周期与产业投资基金，产业投资基金的产生与发展，产业投资基金类型的比较，产业投资基金的运作机制，产业投资基金的评估等十章。

The present Work may， in some points of view， be considered as an enlargement and continuation of one which was published fifteen years ago under the title of "Thoughts and Details on the High and Low Prices of the Last Thirty Years，" inasmuch as it embraces the same line of argument， and proposes to establish the same conclusions， but it is essentially different， both in its arrangement and in its details. The view now presented of the operation on prices of the more general causes， precedes instead of following， as in that work it did， the statements bearing upon the period more immediately under consideration： while the details are here placed in chronological order， and in historical connection， embracing a much wider collection of illustrative facts， more especially of those relating to the state of the circulation; with a continuation of the narrative of events in their relation to prices， and to the state of the circulation， in the fifteen years which have elapsed s

Unrivaled in its unique combination of analytical rigor and accessibility, Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach has garnered one of the broadest adoption lists in the market. Now appearing in its Sixth Edition, Professor Varian's hallmark text is better than ever, featuring new treatments of game theory and competitive strategy, and a variety of new illustrative examples. Modern, authoritative, and above all crafted by an outstanding teacher and scholar, Intermediate Microeconomics, Sixth Edition will expand students' analytic powers and strengthen their understanding of microeconomics. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

If you read only one pop economics book this year, The Undercover Economist should be it. Harford, a columnist for the Financial Times among other distinctions, has written a book that could almost serve as a textbook for an Economics 101 course. But it's emphatically not dry or dull. Instead, what Harford has done is convey the excitement, the power, and the often counter-intuitive results of economic thought. In so doing, he has written more or less the economic equivalent to The Selfish Gene.

In this indispensable book, urban visionary JaneJacobs--renowned author of The Death and Life of Great AmericanCities and The Economy of Cities--convincingly argues that asagrarianism gives way to a technology-based future, we stand on thebrink of a new dark age, a period of cultural collapse. Jacobspinpoints five pillars of our culture that are in serious decay:community and family; higher education; the effective practice ofscience; taxation, and government; and the self-regulation of thelearned professions. The corrosion of these pillars, Jacobs argues,is linked to societal ills such as environmental crisis, racism,and the growing gulf between rich and poor. But this is a hopefulbook as well as a warning. Drawing on her vast frame ofreference–from fifteenth-century Chinese shipbuilding to Ireland’scultural rebirth–Jacobs suggests how the cycles of decay can bearrested and our way of life renewed. Invigorating and accessible,Dark Age Ahead is not only the crowning achievement of Jane Jacobs’c

本书内容分产业投资基金概述，产业生命周期与产业投资基金，产业投资基金的产生与发展，产业投资基金类型的比较，产业投资基金的运作机制，产业投资基金的评估等十章。

In today's high-pressure workplace, motivating all employees to consistently contribute their best can mean the difference between success and failure. Motivating Employees, a comprehensive and essential resource for any manager on the run, shows you how. Learn to: Inspire employees to succeed Improve performance through coaching Minimize the impact of common de-motivators Create a fair and consistent reward system Turn negative experiences into positive, motivational opportunities The Collins Best Practices guides offer new and seasoned managers the essential information they need to achieve more, both personally and professionally. Designed to provide tried-and-true advice from the world's most influential business minds, they feature practical strategies and tips to help you get ahead.

The New York Times bestseller-an investment book for thecoming age of high inflation. On the heels of the most recent economic crisis, America isheaded toward another: high inflation and dollar devaluation. Thesigns are clear: Federal debt is compounding while growth hasstalled, and America's foreign creditors are questioning thedollar's reserve currency status. Meanwhile, the "hidden" federaldebt, much larger than the official debt, makes things evenworse. But the good news, according to Charles Goyette, is that thosewho are prepared can protect themselves-and even profit-in this newera. Drawing on historical examples and a clear, down-to-earthanalysis, he explains the importance of gold, silver, and otheralternative investments when inflation takes off. He also givesreaders the investing tools to protect their savings and capitalizeon the opportunities ahead. Savvy readers don't have to be leftholding the bag after decades of government irresponsibility.

作为一本研究型的教材，《金融伦理学》的目的是开创完整的金融伦理学的理论框架和教学体系，即努力使金融学或相关专业学生通过这门课程，系统地透过伦理视角审视整个金融体系的运作，深刻地反思和检讨金融与伦理的辩证关系，理解金融体系内部的伦理冲突及其相关利益者之间的伦理关系，全面把握金融伦理的核心范畴和基本价值规范，从而确立一种有利于金融稳健运作、公众福利提升和社会和谐发展的崭新的金融伦理规则。《金融伦理学》对金融伦理的理论基础与金融市场和金融机构的伦理问题进行了全方位的探讨，对商业银行、投资银行、保险机构和资本市场的金融伦理规范进行了详尽的理论和案例研究，有很强的理论价值和实践价值。

A million copy seller, Henry Hazlitt's "Economics in One Lesson"is a classic economic primer. But it is also much more, havingbecome a fundamental influence on modern "libertarian" economics ofthe type espoused by Ron Paul and others. Considered among theleading economic thinkers of the "Austrian School," which includesCarl Menger, Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich (F.A.) Hayek, and others,Henry Hazlitt (1894-1993), was a libertarian philosopher, aneconomist, and a journalist. He was the founding vice-president ofthe Foundation for Economic Education and an early editor of "TheFreeman" magazine, an influential libertarian publication. Hazlittwrote "Economics in One Lesson," his seminal work, in 1946. Conciseand instructive, it is also deceptively prescient and far-reachingin its efforts to dissemble economic fallacies that are soprevalent they have almost become a new orthodoxy. Many currenteconomic commentators across the political spectrum have creditedHazlitt with foreseeing the collapse of the global economy w

小林一三，日本实业家，日本第三产业先驱，创立了阪急电铁（箕面有马电气轨道）、宝冢歌剧团、阪急百货商店、东宝等企业。在阪急电铁沿线开展了城市开发和流通业，以此开创了日本式民营铁路经营的原型。他秉承的“大众为本”经营理念，极大地改变了现有的酒店业以及电影、戏剧界的经营方式，也开创了当今日本人城市生活方式的原型。本书解析了这个不断在日本开创新事业的绝代实业家的人生轨迹，揭示了他在革新与创造背后的不可动摇的成功法则。

Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics 但凡思考过20世纪30年代“大萧条”问题的经济学家，大都认为那是一场无妄之灾，而不是无法避免的悲剧。他们认为，假如当年赫伯特 胡佛没有在经济萧条迫在眉睫时还试图保持预算平衡，假如当年美联储没有以牺牲国内经济为代价来维护金本位，假如当年政府官员迅速向境况不妙的银行注资，以平复 1930～1931年间蔓延开来的银行恐慌，那么1929年的股市崩溃将只会引发一场普普通通的、很快被人遗忘的经济衰退。他们还认为，经济学家和决策者已经汲取了教训。真的是这样吗？ 1929年股市大崩盘，拉开20世纪大萧条序幕；1982年债务危机，第三世界国家遭遇危机后的萧条；1991年日本经济泡沫破裂，至今仍在萧条中徘徊;1997年亚洲金融危机爆发，诸多经济体深陷衰退；2007年美国次贷风波愈演愈烈，经济萧条再度袭来；在诺贝尔经济学奖

The retirement crisis facing America-and the road map for away out-from The New York Times bestselling author of Origins ofthe Crash In the last several decades, corporations and local governmentsmade ruinous pension and healthcare promises to American workers.With these now coming due, they threaten to destroy twenty-first-century America's hopes for a comfortable retirement. With histrademark narrative panache, bestselling author Roger Lowensteinanalyzes three fascinating case studies-General Motors, the NewYork City subway system, and the city of San Diego-each an objectlesson and a compelling historical saga that illuminates how thepension crisis developed. Cumulative retirement deficits areapproaching $1 trillion, and Lowenstein warns that these are onlythe first. Retirement pensions will continue to be a critical issueas the country ages, and While America Aged is the urgent call toaction and pre*ion for reform.