In this book Nicholas A. Ashford and Ralph P. Hall offer a unified, transdisciplinary approach for achieving sustainable development in industrialized nations. They present an insightful analysis of the ways in which industrial states are currently unsustainable and how economic and social welfare are related to the environment, to public health and safety, and to earning capacity and meaningful a...

In this book, Dan Breznitz shows how state actions shaped the structure of the Information Technology (IT) industry in Israel, Taiwan, and Ireland, emerging economies not previously known for their high-technology. He describes how each country moved to the forefront in IT and concludes that even under the constraint of accelerated globalization, the state still has choices in developing hig...

This careful study of U.S. growth data reveals that the innovation and infrastructure development of the 1930s—not the industrial response to WWII—set the stage for the economic boom of the following decades.

This careful study of U.S. growth data reveals that the innovation and infrastructure development of the 1930s—not the industrial response to WWII—set the stage for the economic boom of the following decades.

This book analyzes the economic challenges facing symphony orchestras and contrasts the experience of orchestras in the United States (where there is little direct government support) and abroad (where governments typically provide large direct subsidies). Robert J. Flanagan explains the tension between artistic excellence and financial jeopardy that confronts most symphony orchestras. He analyzes...

In this timely book, Rob Frieden points out the many ways the United States has fallen behind other countries in telecommunications and broadband, shows how these failures can intrude on the ability of the United States to compete, and offers suggestions to restore its competitiveness.

This timely book investigates the experiences of employees at Boeing Commercial Airplanes during ten years of dramatic organizational change. The Boeing case offers vital lessons for employees in other firms, the leaders of globally competitive companies, and those interested in public policies that might protect the well-being of American workers and firms.

In this unique book, more than twenty leading economists and experts render thorough, rigorously researched prognoses for the world's major economies over the next five years. Factoring in such varied issues as the price of oil, the strength of the U.S. dollar, geopolitics, tax policies, and new developments in investment decision making, the contributors ground their predictions in the realities ...

In this vividly written and compellingly argued book, Stephen D. King, the global chief economist at HSBC, suggests that the decades ahead will see a major redistribution of wealth and power across the globe that will force consumers in the United States and Europe to stop living beyond their means.

Marking the tenth anniversary of the Euro, this book takes a look at its tumultuous history, its status in global economics and politics, and the pressures that present enormous challenges for the Euro’s future. The author offers unique insights into the multi-national intrigues that gave birth to the Euro and underscores its vital role in world monetary affairs.

An up-close portrait of one of the largest corporate failures in United States history and the lessons it holds for any business on the brink, written by a career reporter on the automotive industry.

This accessible book explores how cities around the world consume energy, assesses innovative ideas for reducing urban energy consumption, and discusses why energy efficiency will determine which cities thrive economically in the future.

An acclaimed media expert documents a marketing revolution in the making, showing how new media advertisers are stealthily defining who we are, how much we matter, and what we see and do.

An acclaimed media expert documents a marketing revolution in the making, showing how new media advertisers are stealthily defining who we are, how much we matter, and what we see and do.

An internationally respected free-market economist makes a powerful case that without a commitment to established social principles in business and politics, a stable global economy will be impossible to achieve.

An internationally respected free-market economist makes a powerful case that without a commitment to established social principles in business and politics, a stable global economy will be impossible to achieve.

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