本书是一部经典性的著作，在经济学说目前占有不容忽视的重要地位。本系列丛书共分为6卷，讲述了1793-1856年间价格和货币流通状况的历史。作者对时间进行了严格的划分，分别介绍了不同年代间的谷物贸易、谷物价、谷物以外其他农产品的价格、物料流通状态、银行的监管问题等内容，并具体说明了各个时间区间的特点以及该时间段的谷物价格和大致产量。除此之外，作者还就《谷物法》以及金融机构的相关内容进行阐述，介绍了《谷物法》早期、中期和后期的特点及其颁布和实施后所带来的相关影响，自由贸易的原则在商业立法中的应用，英国银行的管理和相关政策，国家对金融、银行和信贷机构所采取的政策等。本书为该系列丛书的卷。

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

本书是中国科学院“丝路环境”研究专项的重要成果，是本系统且深入研究“一带一路”建设案例的著作，由数十位中外学者共同执笔完成。基于包容性优选化理论视角和大量海外实地调研，本书首先总结了“一带一路”建设的

What happens when advances in technologg allow mang things to be produced for more or less nothing? And what happens when those things are then made available to us for free? In his groundbreaking new book, The Long Tail author Chris Anderson considers a brave new world where the old economic certainties are being undermined by a growing flood of free goods - newspapers, DVDs, T-shirts, phones, even holiday flights. He explains why this has become possible - why fast-evolvingtechnologies, particularly the Internet, have caused production and distribution costs in many sectors to plummet to levels unthinkable even a decade ago. He shows how the flexibility provided by the online world allows producers to trade ever more creatively, offering items for free to make real or perceived gains elsewhere. He pinpoints the winners and losers in the Free universe. And he demonstrates the wags in which, as an increasing number of things become available for free, our decisions to make use of them will be determined by tw

Entrepreneurs are now internationalising, and many more are likely to internationalise in the future. Yet, most small firms expand in an opportunistic fashion, because entrepreneurs seldom have the time and resources to gather reliable data about opportunities in foreign countries. Leo-Paul Dana has conducted extensive international field research with a view to compiling key information on the business environment throughout Pacific Asia. Thus, the book is not just another "how to" guide. It reflects what is happening in an important region of our global economy. With this book, businessmen and business analysts, investors, academics and business students will gain invaluable insights into the conditions and opportunities for enterprise in these countries in this region.

Are you unhappy with your body? Do you feel like you exercise and diet constantly but don’t get results? If you’re still struggling — or if you’re simply ready to get motivated and get fit once and for all — Jim Karas has the only weight-loss and exercise plan you’ll ever need: The Business Plan for the Body. 作者简介： JIM KARAS is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business, attended the London School of Economics, worked as a highly successful private portfolio manager, and created Solo Sessions, the most successful weight-loss management firm in Chicago. In addition to lecturing and presenting workshops, he has been featured on ABC's Good Morning America. Jim resides in Chicago with his wife, Ellen, and their two children, Olivia and Evan.

From a leading trading systems developer, how to makeprofitable trades when there are no obvious trends How does a trader find alpha when markets make no sense, whenprice shocks cause diversification to fail, and when it seemsimpossible to hedge? What strategies should traders, longconditioned to trend trading, deploy? In Alpha Trading: ProfitableStrategies That Remove Directional Risk, author Perry Kaufmanpresents strategies and systems for profitably trading indirectionless markets and in those experiencing constant priceshocks. The book Details how to exploit new highs and lows Describes how to hedge primary risk components, find robustness,and craft a diversification program Other titles by Kaufman: New Trading Systems and Methods, 4thEdition and A Short Course in Technical Trading, both byWiley Given Kaufman's 30 years of experience trading in almost everykind of market, his Alpha Trading will be a welcome addition to thetrading literature of professional and serious

The 21 st century has the potential to be the age in which all the people on the globe will enjoy a high standard of living in a truly peaceful world. The economic performance of Japan in the 20th century provides an important experience and lesson for this outcome. In this context the book, which contains both de*ive and analytical materials about the Japanese economy, will afford clues for further discussion. General features of the Japanese economy, together with its historical and geographical background, are first described. Its well-known rapid economic growth in the 1960s is then analyzed quantitatively in the light of econometric findings. The facts on capital accumulation, international trade, technical progress, industrial structure, business cycles, economic development, etc. are presented, and their relations to economic performance are discussed. Elementary economic concepts and theories are also explained with illustrations from the Japanese economy, so that the book may be easily accessible

China by Numbers is a comprehensive guide to the figures that shape the world's largest nation and fastest-growing significant economy. It is a handy desktop reference for the most up-to-date data available on China's social and economic indicators.

Bangladeshi villagers sharing cell phones helped build what is now a thriving company with more than $200 million in annual profits. But what is the lesson for the rest of the world? This is a question author Nicholas P. Sullivan addresses in his tale of a new kind of entrepreneur, Iqbal Quadir, the visionary and catalyst behind the creation of GrameenPhone in Bangladesh. GrameenPhone—a partnership between Norway's Telenor and Grameen Bank, co-winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize—defines a new approach to building business opportunities in the developing world. You Can Hear Me Now offers a compelling account of what Sullivan calls the "external combustion engine"—a combination of forces that is sparking economic growth and lifting people out of poverty in countries long dominated by aid-dependent governments. The "engine" comprises three forces: information technology, imported by native entrepreneurs trained in the West, backed by foreign investors.

Chinese economy has been growing briskly over the last two decades and more.It is also changing global economic pattern forcefully and rapidly. It seems that the world is caught ill prepared for the dramatic changes in China.This makes it all the more necessary for China to know itself and the world better,and for the world to understand China more.In that sense,to study China and discover the worldwide impact of the Chinese phenomenon is a global topic.Howerever,devspite the fact that learning Chinese as a foreign language is coming in vogue throughout the world,by far few foreigners can read Chinese without difficulty.CHINA ECONOMIST,therefore,comes in handy for our foreign readers as an English periodical that focuses on economics and business management as well as other fields of social sciences in China. Specifically,CHINA ECONOMIST takes it upon itself to inform the world of the latest academic progress in Chinese economics and business management,to publish original academic papers and research

Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot. Call it what you like, it matters now more than ever. In "The Ascent of Money", Niall Ferguson shows that finance is the foundation of all human progress and the lifeblood of history. From the cash injection that funded the Italian Renaissance to the stock market bubble that sparked the French Revolution, from the bonds that fueled Britain's war effort to the Wall Street Crash and today's meltdown, this is the story of boom and bust as it's never been told before. Whether you're scraping by or rolling in it, there's no better time to understand the ascent of money.

In The Halliburton Agenda,Halliburton and its subsidiary,Kellogg,Brown & Root,form the foundation of an intriguing story of cronyism and conflict of interest that has only increased in momentum over the last decade. Award-winning journalist and bestselling author Dan Briody cuts through the veil of secrecy that cloaks this controversial company,and reveals how the confluence of business and politics has led to questionable deals as well as financial windfalls for Halliburton,its executives,and its subsidiaries. Halliburton's inextricable links to politicians and the United States military,its dealings with countries known to sponsor terrorism,and its controversial $2 billion government contract to rebuild Iraq are only the tip of the iceberg.The Halliburton Agenda untan-gles a complex web of political power plays and deceptive deals--revealing how a company with the right connections can finesse its way to success. 作者简介： DAN BRIODY is the author of the national bestseller The Iro

This is an extensively revised edition of a popular statistics textbook for business and economics students. The first edition has been adopted by universities and colleges worldwide, including New York University, Carnegie Mellon University and UCLA. Designed for upper-level undergraduates, MBA and other graduate students, this book closely integrates various statistical techniques with concepts from business, economics and finance and clearly demonstrates the power of statistical methods in the real world of business. While maintaining the essence of the first edition, the new edition places more emphasis on finance, economics and accounting concepts with updated sample data. Students will find this book very accessible with its straightforward language, ample cases, examples, illustrations and real-life applications. The book is also useful for financial analysts and portfolio managers.

The Economic Naturalist is back with a whole batch of intriguing new questions and answers, drawn from his "New York Times" columns, that reveal how we really behave when confronted with economic choices. Do tax cuts for business owners really stimulate employment? Why shouldn't we just leave everything to the market? And why do we all save so little? Discover the answers to these and many more questions. With his trademark plain-speaking wit and insight, Robert Frank shows through dozens of examples how our personal choices about everything from paying for food and housing to large-scale policy decisions about taxation and the regulation of markets all boil down to the same simple economic principles, often resulting in the same wasteful mistakes. He shows that while our desires may be boundless, the resources necessary to satisfy them remain limited and argues that choices are always best made pragmatically - by carefully weighing the costs and benefits of competing options. This is a fascinating, en

In this inspiring and encouraging book,author and trader Eva Diaz reveals the life and experiences of some of Australia's profitable contracts for difference(CFD)and foreign exchange(FX)traders-ordinary people who have put their own money on the line,pitted themselves against the markets and been successful.It tells the stories of their profits,explains the secrets to their success and reveals what it is actually like to trade these instruments in a practical sense.

The field of economics proves to be a matter of metaphor and storytelling--its mathematics is metaphoric and its policymaking is narrative. Economists have begun to realize this and to rethink how they speak. This volume is the result of a conference held at Wellesley College, involving both theoretical and applied economists, that explored the consequences of the rhetoric and the conversation of the field of economics. The field of economics proves to be a matter of metaphor and storytelling - its mathematics is metaphoric and its policy-making is narrative. Economists have begun to realize this and to rethink how they speak.

Although you probably don't want to think of your broker or investment bank as playing games with your hard-earned money, the fact is that gambling lies at the heart of economic ideas and institutions. Not surprisingly, the game most like the financial markets—poker—is hugely popular with financial professionals. Financial professional and lifelong poker player Aaron Brown knows how fine the line is between risk-taking and ruin. Now, in The Poker Face of Wall Street, Brown enlightens and bedazzles serious risk-takers about the odds and skills underlying their mercurial crafts and shows how the cultures of poker and Wall Street are so easily intertwined. Whether you're walking the walk on Wall Street or talking the talk on the Vegas Strip, this entertaining book reveals why the modern game of poker and modern finance have more similarities than differences, and what those similarities mean for players at each kind of table. The Poker Face of Wall Street also: Delves into the psychology of fin

Stephen Leeb shows how hard times can be a boon for smart investors. As the world faces an energy crisis of unprecedented scope, renowed economist Stephen Leeb shows how surging oil prices will contribute to an economic collapse. With meticulous research and analysis, Leeb shows that due to strong competition from India and China, prices could soon double, a cost for which most countries and investors are ill-prepared. Now, in this groundbreaking book, Leeb not only shows how this crisis will affect consumers, but how savvy investing can turn these dire times into financial gain.

This volume celebrates the innovative and rapidly growing area of economic research known as meta-regression analysis (MRA), which enables researchers to make sense of the disparate economic findings in an area of empirical research, using the same set of statistical tools found in that research. The volume develops methods which help researchers to distinguish publication selection from genuine empirical effect. It then applies these methods to topical areas of economic research including: the effect of immigration on wages, the effect of freedom on economic growth, minimum wage on unemployment, gender on salaries, unions on productivity, monetary unions on trade, and so on. In this way, the book helps to bridge the gulf between economic theory and practice. The surveys are written to be accessible to readers with a basic background in empirical economics and will be a valuable resource for those who want to keep abreast of empirical findings in a wide range of areas and to appreciate how they ar

Globalization is here to stay, and companies that avoid investing in emerging markets won't remain competitive for long. But doing business in developing regions presents unique challenges. Venture into this realm unprepared, and you may imperil your company. Packed with advice and real-world examples, this volume helps you mitigate the dangers. For example, you'll discover: How to assess four types of risks of doing business in or with a particular developing country Strategies for capturing fast-growing consumer markets in emerging economies Ways to adopt a truly local marketing mind-set How to collaborate with social activists in developed and emerging markets to create innovative local businesses that drive new growth while also making the world a better place

An on-the-ground playbook for competing successfully against China’s best-in-class entrepreneurs—for Westerners and local Chinese businesses alike—and for importing their strategies and principles for use in any unpredictable business environment. China's 7-8% annual growth and steady march towards capitalism has helped it to rival America as one of the best places to seek success and wealth. But China is also one of the riskiest markets to operate it. In spite of these risks, some Chinese companies have managed not only to survive, but to thrive during the country’s most turbulent period. This book introduces managers to some of China’s hottest entrepreneurs, reveals the success strategies that have enabled them to compete so effectively, and codifies these strategies into a small set of principles for managing in China or any turbulent environment. This is the guide no manager considering—or already conducting—business in China can afford to be without.

With these opening words, Freedom from Oil takes the reader to the highest levels of government, as Cabinet members and White House aides debate how to break our addiction to oil. In a fast-moving narrative, David Sandalow shows how to solve this problem while offering a unique window into the White House at work. A White House veteran, Sandalow explores what would happen if the next President made breaking the United States' addiction to oil a top priority. In crisp and clear prose, Sandalow explains the size of the challenge and then offers a powerful message of hope. “This issue unites Americans,” he writes. “Game-changing technologies are at hand.” Plug-in cars, biofuels and measures to improve traffic are all part of the solution. Throughout the book, profiles of fascinating individuals help bring serious policy dialogue to life. From the commander of U.S. forces in western Iraq to a grandmother in northern Alaska to an electric car entrepreneur to the winner of the Indianapolis 500,

Frommer's London 2012gives you the insider knowledge on where and what to visit in thisinspiring capital city. Packed with detailed, opinionated andhonest reviews, this guide gives you the lowdown on what's worthyour time and what's not, providing extensive listings ofaccommodation, attractions and restaurants in and around Londonwhatever your budget. The destinations are broken down into easy tonavigate sections with itineraries and accompanying maps to helpyou to plan the perfect trip, according to your timeframe. Thisrevamped and updated book features upandcoming areas and includesEast London with venues near Spitalfields and Brick Lane, Hoxton,Dalston and Stratford. Discover where to eat the best British pubfood or afternoon tea; follow an itinerary that makes the most ofyour day; details of worldclass museums and galleries, historicsights and Royal Palaces; tips and information on what to buy andwhere to shop; where to buy West End theatre tickets, or where togo for the best clubbing in London, plus sug