economic development

Argues that the current form of capitalism is broken, leading to rampant inequality, unemployment and environmental destruction, and that it needs to be replaced with a new economic system that uses altruism as a powerful creative force and explains how global companies are getting involved with the new social economy.

"Economic considerations are often at the forefront of political conflict in the Middle East. This text excavates past and current economic relationships in the Middle East in order to provide a more nuanced view of contemporary politics in the region. Historical context is given on a country-by-country basis, along with current economic issues and profiles of important figures in this domain."--Amazon.

Argues that humans will have to keep pace with machines in order to become prosperous in the future and identifies strategies and policies for businesses and individuals to use to combine digital processing power with human ingenuity.

In this ambitious story of American imperial conquest and capitalist development, Pulitzer Prize?winning historian Steven Hahn takes on the conventional histories of the nineteenth century and offers a perspective that promises to be as enduring as it is controversial.

Examines economic trends since the end of World War II, discussing the first wave of globalization, and looking at issues associated with globalization in the early twenty-first century.

Discusses the challenges of balancing the goals of economic development with the need to protect the environment, examining the positive and negative effects of industrialization, the quest for material benefits by developing nations, and efforts to safeguard the global environment.

Examines if the economic recovery of Rwanda can become an economic model for other developing nations. Includes interviews with Rwandan government officials, business leaders, and everyday civilians.

Informational text, expert analysis, and seminal public documents enlighten students about the garbage situation we are facing, which not only includes mountains of food scraps and discarded possessions, but hazardous, toxic, and radioactive waste as well. Take Action boxes give readers ideas on how to do their part to improve the situation, such as reducing how much waste they produce and purchasing reusable water bottles. Appendix, Charts, Graphs, Tables, Fact Boxes, Full-color photographs, For Further Information Section, Glossary, Index, Sidebars, Web Sites, Chapter Notes.

A collection of essays looking at differing opinions on global sustainability.