Brave New World Economy

EBook Description: The global finance system can be regulated to prevent massive credit fraud, tame capitalism, confront the sovereign debt crisis, and move towards investing in the real economy and full employment. �Obamanomics�, and American reinvention can lead to a sustained economic recovery but only together with major domestic, European, and global monetary reforms in cooperation with emerging nations. For decades, the U.S. dollar has served as the world�s reserve currency. But after the global market meltdown and the resulting massive stimulus spending meant to keep the Great Recession from becoming an even Greater Depression, confidence in America�s ability to make good on its growing debt is at all-time lows.

In his seminal work, Minsky presents his groundbreaking financial theory of investment, one that is startlingly relevant today. He explains why the American economy has experienced periods of debilitating inflation, rising unemployment, and marked slowdowns-and why the economy is now undergoing a credit crisis that he foresaw. Stabilizing an Unstable Economy covers:
* The natural inclination of complex, capitalist economies toward instability
* Booms and busts as unavoidable results of high-risk lending practices
* �Speculative finance� and its effect on investment and asset prices
* Government's role in bolstering consumption during times of high unemployment
* The need to increase Federal Reserve oversight of banks

The Social Economy:

This book gathers together material on the social economy from around the world. The Social Economy is a topic of considerable contemporary research and policy interest. From creches to environmental services, from consumer cooperatives to social housing, governments in many countries have begun to introduce legislation to support social enterprises. Taking case studies from Australasia, Europe, North America and Latin America, this book outlines the different ways that the social economy takes place according to locally specific factors. It argues that, against the low expectations of some critics in many countries the case evidence is plentiful that social enterprise work compares favorably with the best experience in the state and private sector.

Economics

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Essentials of Macroeconomics

In Macroeconomics the object is to study the performance, structure and behavior of a national or regional economy as a whole. The textbook provides a comprehensive overview of all facets from Macroeconomics.

Essentials of Microeconomics

In this textbook you can read about how to develop models that describes how an economy works. The book provides a comprehensive overview of all facets from Microeconomics.

Starting with the market, consumers and producers followed by demand and production. You can also read about Monopoly, Price discrimination and Game theory.

Business Cycles and Financial Crises

This book critically reviews literature on business cycles and financial crises. It starts with an investigation of issues concerning the existence and nature of business cycles. It then examines Minsky�s financial instability hypothesis and the role of the financial sector in generating business cycles and considers the implications for bank regulation and supervision. Written at a level suitable for graduate students, the book brings together the literature from monetary and financial economics with that on business cycles (533 characters).

Innovation and Small Business - Volume 1

This volume considers innovation and small business with particular reference to the innovation process. Here an approach appropriate to small businesses is taken by considering the distinction between invention and innovation as well as research and development in the context of small firms. In addition, technology diffusion, clusters and knowledge flows, higher education spin-offs, global start-ups and innovation performance indicators are also considered with particular reference to the small business sector.

Econometrics

This textbook offers a simple survey over the most basic concepts that are studied within introductory courses in econometrics. The theory is clarified with numerous examples.

Subjects as basic probability and statistics, statistical inference with the simple and multiple regression model, dummy variables and auto correlation are explained.

Business Models - Networking, Innovating and Globalizing

The field of business models is about to become a core management discipline alongside accounting, finance, organization etc. Business model optimization and the commercialization of innovative ideas and new technologies will become a politically driven issue in the light of sustainability pressures. This book emphasizes how three major tendencies in business � networking, innovating and globalizing � are achieved through a business model perspective and how business models and profitability to greater extent become intertwined.

Innovation and Small Business - Volume 2

This second volume considers industrial settings and essentially attempts to apply the theory considered in volume one. Furthermore, this volume recognizes the contributions of small firms to these industries, firmly establishing the pivotal role they play in future economic development and prosperity. This is achieved by investigating a number of industries such as agri-food, health, energy, construction and heritage. In particular there is consideration of innovative and sustainable solutions, the assessment of research and development, technology and multimedia knowledge management systems.

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