The Globalization of International Relations -- Realist Theories -- Liberal and Social Theories -- International Relations enables readers to form a framework for analyzing the complex and constantly changing information that comprises our increasingly interconnected world. Opening readers’ eyes to the positive and negative events that occur across the globe every day, authors Jon Pevehous…
Uses the aggregate supply/aggregate demand model as a fundamental tool for learning macroeconomics. This book provides a balance of theory to application, allowing readers to relate the materials to their everyday lives using puzzles, issues, and examples.
This political theory textbook invites students to apply the concepts they encounter to real world politics. Each chapter includes a 2,000 word case study to highlight the theories that have been discussed.
In this important new book, Mark Casson argues that the fundamental significance of entrepreneurship requires it be fully integrated into core social science disciplines such as economics and sociology, as well as into economic and business history. This book shows how this can be done. It formalizes the role of the entrepreneur as innovator, risk-taker and judgemental decision-maker, and relat…
his thoroughly revised and updated new edition of Mark Casson’s modern classic The Entrepreneur presents a novel synthesis of the ideas of Joseph Schumpeter, Frank Knight and Friedrich Hayek, according to which the defining characteristic of the entrepreneur is the exercise of judgement in business decisions. This pathbreaking volume argues that good judgement is based on a unique combinatio…
Chapter 1: Standards, Competencies, and Accountability Measures Chapter 2: Establishing a Framework for Leadership Chapter 3: Theories and Approaches to School Leadership Chapter 4: Organizational Influences on Leadership Chapter 5: Enhancing Leadership Effectiveness through Communication Chapter 6: Decision-Making: Quality and Acceptance Chapter 7: Managing Conflict in Today's Schools Chapter …
Why do some governments perform well, when the others perform badly in the issue of development such as poverty, welfare, public good provision, environment and the lack of human development? Different theories exist in the literature regarding these questions. The main aims of book are; firstly, to discuss the debate among scholars to frame these questions. Secondly, to find novelty in this st…
The landscape of the world economy has been significantly reshaped in recent years. The global economic crisis revealed the fragile foundations of the international financial system, and, in its wake, dynamics of economic power have considerably adjusted. In the fifth edition of this best-selling text, these developments are incorporated into a comprehensive introduction to the global political…
Praised for its authoritative coverage, Global Political Economy places the study of international political economy (IPE) in its broadest theoretical contextnow updated to cover the continuing global economic crisis and regional relationships and impacts. This text not only helps students understand the fundamentals of how the global economy works but also encourages them to use theory to more…