Økonomi og finans

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This book investigates the relationship between human rights and taxation, exploring how human rights have been impeded or enhanced through tax laws and policies, and what this means for sustainable development in the Global South.

Through the lens of eight country case studies and three comparative chapters, this book maps the historically unique process of structural transformation occurring in Africa.

Through the lens of eight country case studies and three comparative chapters, this book maps the historically unique process of structural transformation occurring in Africa.

Discover how the dynamic world of economics influences our daily lives, society, political decisions and environmental concerns. This thirteenth edition of Economics by David Begg, Gianluigi Vernasca, Eric Golson and Bridget Kauma, supports students understanding of economics by blending foundational principles with contemporary issues and applications.Covering the latest economic topics, such as the global implications of war, the effects of macro-inflation and the role of AI in the labour market this new edition provides a thorough and insightful exploration that fosters critical thinking and informed decision-making. Perfect for anyone looking to deepen their economic knowledge and apply it effectively.Key Features:.Up to date insights: Fully updated chapters, including new material on AI, the continued impact of COVID-19 on consumer's confidence and expanded material on climate change..Engaging pedagogy: Across each chapter, theory is met with topical case studies, boxes on economic concepts and activity applications, showcasing the relevance and application of the material..Flexible learning: Economics is written with the reader in mind to allows students to learn at their own pace. End of chapter questions are graded by difficulty and math boxes are optional for technical ability to be scaffolded..Expert authors: Written by renowned economists with extensive experience in academia and practice..Digital material: A wealth of online resources including adaptive learning technology, application-based activities, graphing and maths prep, question banks and a full suite of instructor resources.David Begg is Emeritus Professor of Economics at Imperial College London, and former Principle of the Business School. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, a fellow of the City and Guilds of London Institute and senior independent director of IP Group, which invests in technology start-ups from leading universities in the UK, the US, and Australasia.Gianluigi Vernasca is Professor of Economics at the University of Essex. Since October 2013 he has also been Director of Education in the Department of Economics. He is Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has taught economics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in various institutions.Eric Golson is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Surrey, specializing in economic warfare and international political economy. His research includes trade warfare, economic sanctions, and military spending. An award-winning educator and advocate for diversity, he has published extensively and holds degrees from the London School of Economics and the University of Chicago.Bridget Kauma is a Lecturer in Economics at the University of Sussex, where is also the Course Director for the BA Economics. Bridget is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy and teaches Economics at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She received her PhD from the University of Sussex in 2022. Her research interests are in international trade with a particular emphasis on the intersection between productivity and labour markets. Prior to joining the academia Bridget worked as Chief Trade Officer in the Ministry of Trade in Malawi.

Advances in Pacific Basin Business, Economics and Finance (APBBEF) is a peer-reviewed journal published by Emerald Publishing and is designed to focus on interdisciplinary research in finance, economics, and management among Pacific Rim countries.

Interrogating what is and can be understood of race and the business landscape in our troubled times and examining race and racism in accounting and business in the context of racial fairy tales, this compilation of revelatory race-centric fables inspires empathy and understanding for the centrality of race and racism in business today.

This book analyses the discharge of debts procedure in relation to insolvent entrepreneurs, covering the protection of human rights under insolvency law. It promotes the "fresh start" principle, which is the primary goal of the debt discharge process. It will be useful to researchers of insolvency law, financial law and entrepreneurship.

This book explores the transformation of market spaces in Portuguese cities during the intensification of trade driven by increasing profits from overseas exchanges, and how architectural structures and urban planning were directly impacted by these changes to accommodate the new economic dynamics.

In the first detailed examination of Britain's transition to paper currency, Hiroki Shin explores how state, nation and community each played their respective role in its introduction. By examining archival materials and personal accounts, Shin's work sheds fresh light on societal, institutional, communal and individual responses to the transformation. The dominance of communal currency during the Bank Restriction period (1797-1821) demonstrates how paper currency derived its value from the community of users rather than the state or the intrinsic value of precious metal. Shin traces the expanded use of the Bank of England note - both geographically and socially - in this period, revealing the economic and social factors that accelerated this shift and the cultural manifestations of the paper-based monetary regime, from everyday politics to bank-note forgeries. This book serves as an essential resource for those interested in understanding the modern monetary system's historical origins.

A riveting, insider's look at the creation and evolution of the like button and what it reveals about innovation, business, and culture--and its profound impact on modern human interaction.Over seven billion times a day, someone taps a like button. How could something that came out of nowhere become so ubiquitous--and even so addictive? How did this seemingly ordinary social media icon go from such a small and unassuming invention to something so intuitive and universally understood that it has scaled well beyond its original intent?This is the story of the like button and how it changed our lives. In Like, bestselling author and renowned strategy expert Martin Reeves and coauthor Bob Goodson--Silicon Valley veteran and one of the originators of the like button--take readers on a quest to uncover the origins of the thumbs-up gesture, how it became an icon on social media, and what's behind its power.Through insights from key players, including the founders of Yelp, PayPal, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, Gmail, and FriendFeed, you'll hear firsthand the disorderly, serendipitous process from which the like button was born. It's a story that starts with a simple thumbs-up cartoon but ends up with surprises and new mysteries at every turn, some of them as deep as anthropological history and others as speculative as the AI-charged future.But this is much more than the origin story of the like button. Drawing on business and innovation theory, evolutionary biology, social psychology, neuroscience, and other human-centered disciplines, this deeply researched book offers smart and unexpected insights into how this little icon changed our world--and all of us in the process.

The Polish Transformation takes an in-depth look at a hitherto unexplored part of the oeuvre of prominent Polish economist and historian of economic thought Tadeusz Kowalik: his thesis that the systemic transformation that took place in Poland in the late 1980s was a de facto "epigonic bourgeois revolution". Since Kowalik actually never extended his argument to support this thesis, the aim of this study is to answer the following question: If some important reflections on the revolutionary character of the Polish transformation scattered throughout Kowalik's works were to be found, would they together constitute a convincing justification for the thesis of the "epigonic bourgeois revolution"?

Empire building in British India was inseparably tied to the processes of frontier-making and the creation of boundaries. This book examines how the dynamics of frontier and boundary creation were shaped by a variety of agents.