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Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
282 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
America today confronts a host of urgent problems, many of them seemingly intractable, but some we are entirely capable of solving. Insurance executive and philanthropist James M. Stone presents specific, common-sense solutions to a handful of our most pressing challenges, showing how simple it would be to shore up Social Security, rein in an out-of-control financial sector, reduce inequality, and make healthcare and education better and more affordable....
62) Blockchain
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
3rd edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
From Web 3.0 to cryptocurrency, DeFi, and the metaverse, blockchain powers many of the most cutting-edge developments capturing the imaginations - and capital - of todays leading investors, thinkers, and business leaders. In this book, you'll get a front row seat to the blockchain revolution.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Between 2002 and 2008, the world embraced a wave of cheap credit that allowed people to enjoy spoils they usually wouldn't be able to afford. However, when the bubble burst in late 2008, everything came crashing down, including most of Europe. Here, Michael Lewis investigates the causes of the 2008 financial meltdown and projects what awaits the countries that were, and still are, most affected.
64) Digital gold: bitcoin and the inside story of the misfits and millionaires trying to reinvent money
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First Edition
Physical Desc
xv,398 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A New York Times technology and business reporter charts the dramatic rise of Bitcoin and the fascinating personalities who are striving to create a new global money for the Internet age.Digital Gold is New York Times reporter Nathaniel Popper's brilliant and engrossing history of Bitcoin, the landmark digital money and financial technology that has spawned a global social movement.The notion of a new currency, maintained by the computers of users...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
xiv, 258 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
One of the world's leading experts on wealth, poverty, and the gap that separates them, explains how wealth is unevenly spread throughout our world, now and through time. Economist Branko Milanovic uses history, literature and stories straight out of today's newspapers, to discuss one of the major divisions in our social lives: between the haves and the have-nots. He reveals just how rich Elizabeth Bennet's suitor Mr. Darcy really was; how much Anna...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 2008, America went through a terrible financial crisis, and we are still suffering the consequences. Families lost their homes, had to give up their pets, and struggled to pay for food and medicine. Businesses didn't have money to buy equipment or hire and pay workers. Millions of people lost their jobs and their life savings. More than 100,000 businesses went bankrupt ... [Former FDIC chairman Bair] describes the many ways in which a broken system...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Sixth edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In the current environment of cut-throat competition, razor-thin profit margins, and increasing scrutiny from stakeholders, mastering the fundamentals of financial management is a must for everyone with a stake in their companies and in their own professional futures. Packed with step-by-step examples and illustrative case studies, and updated to reflect the latest trends in the economy and in financial policy, Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial...
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
336 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In a revelatory dispatch from the frontier of capitalist extremism, an acclaimed historian of ideas shows how free marketeers are realizing their ultimate goal: an end to nation-states and the constraints of democracy"--
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
2nd edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Untangle the steps to mine crypto, including new coins and services The cryptocurrency market moves quickly and miners and investors need the latest information to stay ahead of the game. This edition of Cryptocurrency Mining For Dummies has the insight you need to get started with mining. You'll learn what goes into building a mining rig that can complete cryptocurrency transactions and reap the rewards in the form of new coin. You also discover...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xvi, 267 pages : illustrations, charts ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
Real marketing isn't about racking up clicks and tweets; it's about connection, empathy, and making a difference. Over the past quarter century, Seth Godin has taught and inspired millions of entrepreneurs, marketers, leaders, and fans from all walks of life, via his blog, online courses, lectures, and bestselling books. He is the inventor of countless ideas and phrases that have made their way into mainstream business language, from Permission Marketing...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 365 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Unlike many economists, who present only one view of their discipline, Chang introduces a wide range of economic theories--from the Classical economists to the Behavioral economists, from the Marxists to the Austrians--revealing how each has its strengths and weaknesses and why there is no one correct way to explain economic behavior. Instead, by challenging received wisdom and exposing the myriad institutional, political, and technological forces...
Author
Publisher
Nation Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 358 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Central banks and institutions like the IMF and the World Bank are overstepping the boundaries of their mandates by using the flow of money to control global markets and dictate economic policy both at the domestic and global level. These public institutions have become so dependent on funding from private banking and the revolving door between the two worlds is so smooth that public and private banks are effectively working toward the same goals....
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxix, 271 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The 2012 election is America's opportunity to prevent economic collapse. Americans who wish to see a decent standard of living upheld must elect leaders in the next election who will follow sound economic principles by instituting and upholding sound fiscal policies, instead of continuing our infatuation with failed spending plans. Otherwise, we will pass the point of no return and our fate will be sealed.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 353 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Plunder is a startling investigation into the poorly understood, powerful force of private equity that is reshaping the American economy: raising prices, reducing quality, cutting jobs, increasing inequality, and shifting resources from productive parts of the economy to unproductive ones. Already transformative, private equity is poised to reshape the American economy in this decade the way that big tech did in the last decade, and subprime lenders...
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Sixth edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 272 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: With millions of copies sold, the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is the style manual of choice for writers, editors, students, educators, and professionals in psychology, sociology, business, economics, nursing, social work, and justice administration, and other disciplines in which effective communication with words and data is fundamental. In addition to providing clear guidance on grammar, the mechanics...
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs, Hatchette Book Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 325 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Any ambitious proposal - ranging from fixing crumbling infrastructure to Medicare for all or preventing the coming climate apocalypse - inevitably sparks questions: how can we afford it? How can we pay for it? Stephanie Kelton points out how misguided those questions really are by using the bold ideas of modern monetary theory (MMT), a fundamentally different approach to using our resources to maximize our potential as a society. We've been thinking...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Wall Street veteran Edward Conard argues that our current obsession with income inequality is misguided and will only slow growth further. Conard tracks the implications of an economy now constrained by both its capacity for risk-taking and by a shortage of properly trained talent -- rather than by labor or capital, as was the case historically. He uses this fresh perspective to challenge the conclusions of liberal economists like Larry Summers and...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xiv, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A vital and timely investigation into the opaque and powerful consulting industry-and what to do about it There is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government are managed today that must change. Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington show that our economies' reliance on companies such as McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, and EY stunts innovation, obfuscates...
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