by R.A. Johns (1988)
"International trade theory implicitly assumes that countries participating in external trade each have sovereign status. Its failure to recognise the pervasive importance of colonial trade as an intermediate stage of external trade development, interposed between autarky and 'international trade' narrowly defined creates a serious gap In its explanatory structure and direct applicability. Anthony John's book is an attempt to examine the properties of colonial resource management on the process of territorial specialisation. He considers the implications of such foreign involvement for the trade patterns which may ensue after political independence when formal 'international' trade entry is effected."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Kenichi Ohmae
A critical appraisal that challenges the Japanese to reacess how they see themselves and their responsibilities to other countries. Offers an objective analysis of the economics of international competition and shows ways to preserve jobs and free trade.
Charles Derber
Foreword by Ralph Nader. In Corporation Nation Derber addresses the unchecked power of today's corporations to shape the way we work, earn, buy, sell, and think—the very way we live. Huge, far-reaching mergers are now commonplace, downsizing is rampant, and our lines of communication, news and entertainment media, jobs, and savings are increasingly controlled by a handful of global—and unaccountable—conglomerates. We are, in effect, losing our financial and emotional security, depending more than ever on the whim of these corporations. But it doesn't have to be this way, as this book makes clear. Just as the original Populist movement of the nineteenth century helped dethrone the robber barons, Derber contends that a new, positive populism can help the U.S. workforce regain its self-control. Drawing on core sociological concepts and demonstrating the power of the sociological imagination, he calls for revisions in our corporate system, changes designed to keep corporations healthy while also making them answerable to the people. From rewriting corporate charters to altering consumer habits, Derber offers new aims for businesses and empowering strategies by which we all can make
Ann Marie Sabath
Covers such issues as currency, ethnic makeup, language, religion, business etiquette, conversation topics, gestures and body language, gift giving, tipping, toasting, and cultural gaffes.
Nicolas Pécourt
Du rôle économique et social des sociétés financières sur la consommation des ménages. Un point de vue évoquant le surendettement et la stigmatisation du monde de la finance depuis la crise des "subprimes".