A companion to the history of economic thought

This companion offers a comprehensive and sophisticated exploration of the history of economic thought. It has a threefold focus: the history of economic thought; the history of economics as a discipline; and the historiography of economic thought. The essays in the first section focus on ...

The italian Renaissance

the essential sources

The welfare of food

rights and responsibilities in a changing world

Everyone needs reliable access to safe, appropriate and healthy food; yet despite regular public pronouncements and apparent commitments by states and institutions, the reality is very different for many consumers in both rich and poor countries. This book explains why, looking at the role of ...

Ancient greek democracy

readings and sources

The world economy

global trade policy 2002

This volume is the ninth in an annual series in which top economists provide a concise and accessible evaluation of major developments in trade and trade policy. Each annual volume examines key issues pertinent to the multinational trading system, as well as regional trade arrangements ...

The Blackwell Handbook of principles of organizational behavior

This international handbook identifies and explains 29 management principles - that can be applied to all types of work situations. It is based on knowledge accumulated by numerous experts over many years of research and consulting. The chapters cover a wide range of topics including: selection ...

The capable company

building the capabilities that make strategy work

Most companies don't flounder because of poor strategy. The culprit is poor execution of the game plan. If executives know this, why don't they do something about it? The problem is that strategic intent, written in the language of a few visionaries, gets ...

A History of Latin America

c. 1450 to the present

The SMS blackwell handbook of organizational capabilities

emergence, developement, and change

How do the resources and capabilities of organizations emerge and develop over time? This handbook brings together scholars of strategic management, economics, history, organizational theory, international business, and technology management in order to address this question. Many of the contributions present new theoretical or empirical ...

A theology of engagement

Political economy

This thought-provoking introduction to economics exposes readers to the workings of the market in a democratic state. The text explains basic economic concepts from a political perspective: how the price mechanism substitutes for central authority in determining production and allocation of goods; the use of ...

Migration in european history

Guide to econometrics

This fifth edition updates the contents and references throughout, while retaining the basic structure and flavour of earlier editions. New chapters on panel data and applied econometrics expand the text's coverage, while other chapters are significantly revised. With these new revisions, the text should ...

The hellenistic period

historical sources in translation

A new introduction to Islam

The Blacwell Companion to criminoly

Building team based working

a practical guide to organisational transformation

There is growing evidence from organisations that have implemented, integrated and supported team-based working systems, that this is the most potent way to achieve a variety of performance related benefits. Effective teamwork can encourage innovation, reduce absenteeism, increase productivity and reduce wastage, improve product quality ...

The globalization reader

Globalization effectively captures the growth of linkages across national boundaries, the global expansion of a market economy and the rise of a complex but integrated world society. "The Globalization Reader" makes sense of a term that has become an all-purpose catchword in contemporary debates. The ...

Principles of human evolution

Corporate governance

In the wake of the recent dramatic series of corporate meltdowns: Enron; Tyco; Adelphia; WorldCom; the timely new edition of this successful text provides students and business professionals with a welcome update of the key issues facing managers, boards of directors, investors, and shareholders. In ...