Published in 1778, The Wealth of Nations was the first book oneconomics to catch the public's attention. It provides a recipe fornational prosperity that has not been bettered since, based onsmall government and the freedom of citizens to act in their bestinterests. It reassuringly assumes no knowledge of its subject, andover 200 years on still provides valuable lessons on thefundamentals of economics. This deluxe, selected edition is astylish keepsake from the Capstone Classics series. This edition includes: An abridged selection of all 5 books for the contemporaryreader An original commentary offering new research and analysis byclassic literature guru Tom Butler-Bowdon A biography and chronology of Adam Smith's life and the eventssurrounding the original publication of the work Today, The Wealth of Nations is still essential reading for anybusiness or self-development library, reminding us that it is theingenuity and drive of people, not governments, that remains thesou

This book is an invaluable guide for young economists working on their dissertations, preparing their first articles for submission to professional journals, getting ready for their first presentations at conferences and job seminars, or facing their first refereeing assignments. In clear, concise language--a model for what he advocates--William Thomson shows how to make written and oral presentations both inviting and efficient. Thomson covers the basics of clear exposition, including such nuts-and-bolts topics as titling papers, writing abstracts, presenting research results, and holding an audience's attention.

This is a groundbreaking guide that helps investors navigate through the web of industrial parks, economic and technological development zones, hi-tech parks, Free Trade Zones, and export-processing zones etc. Filling the void of information concerning industrial parks and development zones, Building a Successful Plant in China is the culmination of three years' of intensive research and site visits to the various types of industrial parks. Tailored for would-be investors trying to decide on the most suitable industrial park for their investments, Building a Successful Plant offers the most up-to-date information on more than 200 industrial parks in China. The Guide offers a unique rating system for industrial parks, enabling investors to pick the industrial park that best suits their business needs.

From the panic of 1987 to the tech-bubble burst of 2000, the past two decades have witnessed a series of financial crises, each more disruptive than the last. Unfortunately, they all seem like dress rehearsal for today's debacle. In hindsight, the precipitating factors responsible for each crisis seem clear, yet, in every case, mainstream economists and policy makers were caught off guard. Why didn't they see it coming? What should they have known but didn't? And, most critically, how must they adjust their thinking going forward? In the Cost of Capitalism, Robert Barbera provides compelling answers to all these questions. In the process, he offers the most cogent analysis yet of today's crisis and explains how to manage the ever present potential for mayhem intrinsic to free market economies without stunting innovation and growth. At the core of Barbera's thinking are three assumptions: first, boom and bust cycles have been stoked since 1985 by finance, not inflation; second, Main Street stability paradoxica

A collection of Peter Ferdinand Drucker's legendary essays onbusiness, management, economics and society, written between 1972and 1980. They reflect an international viewpoint and are concernedwith what Drucker called "social ecology" and especiallyinstitutions - governments, organized science, business orschools. This hardcover release is being published as part of the HarvardBusiness Press Drucker Library.

In Common Wealth, Jeffrey D. Sachs—one of the world’s most respected economists and the author of The New York Times bestseller The End of Poverty— offers an urgent assessment of the environmental degradation, rapid population growth, and extreme poverty that threaten global peace and prosperity. Through crystalline examination of hard facts, Sachs predicts the cascade of crises that awaits this crowded planet—and presents a program of sustainable development and international cooperation that will correct this dangerous course. Few luminaries anywhere on the planet are as schooled in this daunting subject as Sachs, and this is the vital product of his experience and wisdom.

This study examines the influence of commercial interests onthe expansion of the British Empire in Western India in the age ofCornwallis and Wellesley. It questions some of the assumptionswhich have been accepted as explanations of British imperialism inthat part of India. The chief of these is that the reform of theEast India Company's administration in the 1780s brought the policyof the Bombay presidency under the firm control of thegovernor-general in Bengal and of the Court of Directors and theBoard of Control in London.

Will China's recent economic growth continue at the same rate? For how long? What obstacles lie in the way of sustained growth? Who gains and why? Gregory Chow covers these and many other issues. Provides a penetrating and comprehensive analysis of the historical, institutional and theoretical factors that have contributed to China's economic success Reveals new findings concerning the roles of market institutions, Chinese human capital, private ownership, forms of government, political conditions, and bureaucratic economic institutions The new edition covers a diverse set of important issues: environmental restraints; income distribution; rural poverty; the education system; healthcare; exchange rate policies; monetary policies; and financial regulation.

Free to succeed . . . Whether in troubled economic times or during years of prosperity,there is a proven way for companies to boost productivity, profits,and growth. Remarkably, it costs nothing––whether cost is measuredin terms of monetary resources or time– –and is simply based on thebelief that, if only people can be free to act in the bestinterests of their company, the results will be tremendous.Freedom, Inc. presents the evidence that this is not thePollyannaish wish of a few dreamers, but a reality built bybottom-line-focused leaders. . . . The culture of freedom works–and Freedom, Inc. reveals thesecrets of a successful business paradigm based on a trusting,nonhierarchical, liberated environment. The visionary leaders profiled here performed near-miracles indriving their companies to unheard-of levels of success, often fromunlikely or disheartening beginnings. Businesses as diverse asinsurance company USAA, winemaker Sea Smoke Cellars, Gore Associates,

Praise for the chief HR Officer "The strategic portfolio of issues addressed and the sage wisdomand perspectives shared make this book a powerful transformationtool." —Jodee Kozlak, executive vice president, Human Resources,Target Corporation "An up-to-the-minute guide as to what is happening to the fieldof human resources through the eyes of those in charge of it."—Peter Cappelli, George W. Taylor Professor of Management anddirector, Center for Human Resources, Wharton School "This is a definitive guide for human resources leaders who areat the frontlines of competitiveness for their organizations."—David A. Rodriguez, executive vice president and chief humanresources officer, Marriott International "This book is a must-read for all HR professionals to understandthe evolution of how far we've come as a function and how much morewe have to contribute to the success of the enterprise." —WilliamJ. Conaty, former senior vice president, Human Resources, GeneralElectric Corporation "This book is a tr

In this classic book, Professor Victor Fuchs draws on his deep understanding of the strengths and limitations of economics and his intimate knowledge of health care institutions to help readers understand the problems every nation faces in trying to allocate health resources efficiently and equitably. Six complementary papers dealing with national health insurance, poverty and health, and other policy issues, including his 1996 presidential address to the American Economic Association,accompany the original 1974 text. Health professionals, policy-makers, social scientists, students and concerned citizens will all benefit from this highly readable, authoritative, and nuanced discussion of the difficult choices that lie ahead.

For most of the last three millennia, the world’s commercialcenters have used one or another variant of a gold standard. Itshould be one of the best understood of human institutions, butit’s not. It’s one of the worst understood, by both its advocatesand detractors. Though it has been spurned by governments manytimes, this has never been due to a fault of gold to serve itsduty, but because governments had other plans for their currenciesbeyond maintaining their stability. And so, says Nathan Lewis,there is no reason to believe that the great monetary successes ofthe past four centuries, and indeed the past four millennia, couldnot be recreated in the next four centuries. In Gold, he makes aforceful, well–documented case for a worldwide return to the goldstandard. Governments and central bankers around the world todayunanimously agree on the desirability of stable money, ever more soafter some monetary disaster has reduced yet another economy tosmoking ruins. Lewis shows how gold provides

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Health Economics Research Unit (HERU)this book brings together contributions from existing and foFiner HERU staff which draw on their specialist interests and work records．The chapters reflect the‘state of the art’methodologies in which HERU has played，and still plays，a leading developmental role．Themes covered include：methodologies，performance and behaviour，and equity in health care．HERU was established at the University Of Aberdeen in 1977 to develop new methods within health economics and to encourage the use of the techniques of economic appraisal within the health service．As such、it was the first research unit in Europe focussing solely 011 Health Economics．The importance of the Unit’Swork cannot be underestimated and all health economists as well as those working within the health service and the field of health policy will benefit from reading this text and appreciating HERU’S contribution to the field．Advances in Health Econ

A love story that embraces the business and economic issues of the day? The Invisible Heart takes a provocative look at business, economics, and regulation through the eyes of Sam Gordon and Laura Silver, teachers at the exclusive Edwards School in Washington, D.C. Sam lives and breathes capitalism. He thinks that most government regulation is unnecessary or even harmful. He believes that success in business is a virtue. He believes that our humanity flourishes under economic freedom. Laura prefers Wordsworth to the Wall Street Journal. Where Sam sees victors, she sees victims. She wants the government to protect consumers and workers from the excesses of Sam's beloved marketplace. While Sam and Laura argue about how to make the world a better place, a parallel story unfolds across town. Erica Baldwin, the crusading head of a government watchdog agency, tries to bring Charles Krauss, a ruthless CEO, to justice. How are these two dramas connected? Why is Sam under threat of dismissal? Will Erica Ba

First published more than a decade ago, Globalizing Capital remains an indispensable part of the economic literature today. Written by renowned economist Barry Eichengreen, this classic book emphasizes the importance of the international monetary system for understanding the international economy. Brief and lucid, Globalizing Capital is intended not only for economists, but also a general audience of historians, political scientists, professionals in government and business, and anyone with a broad interest in international relations. Eichengreen demonstrates that the international monetary system can be understood and effectively governed only if it is seen as a historical phenomenon extending from the period of the gold standard to today's world of fluctuating prices. This updated edition continues to document the effect of floating exchange rates and contains a new chapter on the Asian financial crisis, the advent of the euro, the future of the dollar, and related topics. Globalizing Capital shows how thes

A new book in the Econometric Exercises series, this volumecontains questions and answers to provide students with usefulpractice, as they attempt to master Bayesian econometrics. Inaddition to many theoretical exercises, this book containsexercises designed to develop the computational tools used inmodern Bayesian econometrics. The latter half of the book containsexercises that show how these theoretical and computational skillsare combined in practice, to carry out Bayesian inference in a widevariety of models commonly used by econometricians. Aimed primarilyat advanced undergraduate and graduate students studyingeconometrics, this book may also be useful for students studyingfinance, marketing, agricultural economics, business economics or,more generally, any field which uses statistics. The book alsocomes equipped with a supporting website containing all therelevant data sets and MATLAB computer programs for solving thecomputational exercises.

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。

Smith's "The Wealth of Nations" was the first comprehensivetreatment of political economy. Originally delivered in the form oflectures at Glasgow, the book's publication in 1776 co-incided withAmerica's Declaration of Independence. These volumes includeSmith's assessment of the mercantile system, his advocacy of thefreedom of commerce and industry, and his famous prophecy that"America will be one of the foremost nations of the world".