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  • Narconomics

    How To Run a Drug Cartel

    by Tom Wainwright ...
    Everything drug cartels do to survive and prosper they’ve learnt from big business – brand value and franchising from McDonald’s, supply chain management from Walmart, diversification from Coca-Cola. Whether it’s human resourcing, R&D, corporate social responsibility, off-shoring, problems with e-commerce or troublesome changes in legislation, the drug lords face the same strategic concerns ... Read more

    R275,99

  • The Grid

    The Decision-making Tool for Every Business (Including Yours)

    by Matt Watkinson ...
    ____________________This ground-breaking book from award-winning author MATT WATKINSON reveals the fundamental, inseparable elements behind the success of every business.The Grid provides the mental scaffolding to help you:· Evaluate and refine product and service ideas· Reduce risk by considering the broader impact of strategic decisions· Iden... ... Read more

    R220,79

  • Seaport and Airport Infrastructure Economics and Policy - a Singapore Perspective

    by Ho Kim Hin/David ...
    This book looks closely at the findings, contributions and recommendations on key issues concerning the concomitant subjects of the large and complex physical infrastructural provision like the seaport and the airport. Chapter 1 examines the seaports, where ships, cargoes, cranes, forklifts and storage yards, warehouses, lorries, roads and rail lines abound. Cargo handling needs specialist ... Read more

    R66,23

  • Soil Bioengineering for Infrastructure Development in Cambodia

    A Study on Vetiver Grass and Liquid Soil Catalysts for Road Projects

    by Asian Development Bank ...
    This report proposes a research program to determine the suitability of Vetiver grass for slope protection and the potential of liquid soil catalysts for improving soil-bearing capacity in Cambodia. It presents the advantages of soil bioengineering for strengthening soil or slope structures and erosion control, which are important considerations in road and other infrastructure projects. The ... Read more

    R90,72

  • The Case against the Jones Act

    Edited by Colin Grabow, Inu Manak ...
    How has an archaic, burdensome law been able to persist for a century?Passed in 1920, the Jones Act restricts the waterborne transport of cargo within the United States to vessels that are U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed, U.S.-owned, and U.S.-built. Meant to bolster the U.S. maritime sector, this protectionist law has instead contributed to its decline. As a result, today’s U.S. oceangoing domestic ... Read more

    R102,22

  • Krisensicher

    Wie wir die kommenden Herausforderungen meistern

    by Lars P. Feld ...
    Corona war nicht die erste Krise, die Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft in den vergangenen Jahren erlebt hat – und es ist nicht die letzte. Der Ukrainekrieg zeigt, wie fragil das internationale politische Gefüge und damit die Weltwirtschaftsordnung sind. Die kommenden ökonomischen Herausforderungen werden dadurch nicht kleiner: Veränderung und Wegfall von Arbeitsplätzen durch Digitalisierung, ... Read more

    R274,72

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  • Frontiers in Development Policy: A Primer on Emerging Issues

    by Raj Nallari,Shahid Yusuf,Breda Griffith,Rwitwika Bhattacharya ...
    The global crisis of 2008-09 has brought to the forefront a plethora of economic and political policy issues. There is a re-opening of discussion on basic economic concepts, appropriate framework for analysis, role of private and public sectors in the economy, structural transformation of economies, human development and managing of growing risks and crises. The purpose of this book has been to ... Read more

    R266,56

  • Travel Fast or Smart?

    A Manifesto for an Intelligent Transport Policy

    by David Metz ...
    Britain does not have a coherent transport policy, and conventional transport economics has reached a dead end. A transport policy should incorporate systematic thinking about the travel needs of society, but in Britain public investment in the transport system has been extraordinarily volatile. We closed underused railways and then experienced a doubling of passenger numbers, prompting huge new ... Read more

    R203,42

  • Lifelines

    The Resilient Infrastructure Opportunity

    by Stephane Hallegatte, Jun Rentschler, Julie Rozenberg ...
    Series series Sustainable Infrastructure
    Infrastructure—electricity, telecommunications, roads, water, and sanitation—are central to people's lives. Without it, they cannot make a living, stay healthy, and maintain a good quality of life. Access to basic infrastructure is also a key driver of economic development. This report lays out a framework for understanding infrastructure resilience - the ability of infrastructure systems to ... Read more

    R615,10 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Review and Assessment of the Indonesia–Malaysia–Thailand Growth Triangle Economic Corridors

    Thailand Country Report

    by Asian Development Bank ...
    The Indonesia–Malaysia–Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) comprises five priority economic corridors that are key geographic areas for subregional economic cooperation under the IMT-GT. A review and assessment of these economic corridors was conducted to evaluate the status of infrastructure connectivity, impacts on cross-border trade, and implications for value chains. This Thailand country report ... Read more

    R90,72 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Anticapitalism and the Emergence of Antisemitism

    by Stephanie Chasin ...
    The longest-lived stereotype of Jews with the broadest appeal is the idea that Jews are money-driven. From the fictional moneylender Shylock demanding his pound of flesh to the Wall Street banker, for centuries Jews have been portrayed as caring only for profit and motivated by greed. This is a construction that is allied to the history of anticapitalism. Whether medieval theologians or ... Read more

    R1 942,80

  • Financial Systems and Economic Crises

    The Main Determinants of Financial Instability

    by Camelia Oprean Stan, Sebastian-Ilie Dragoe ...
    This book examines the main causes of financial instability and highlights that,with the exception of wars and pandemics, the financial system is the source of thecrisis, not just a means of spreading it, as most mainstream experts believe. Based onthe following findings, the innovative sections of this book provide academics andpolicymakers with important and practical knowledge: because negative ... Read more

    R1 198,40

  • Full IFRS and IFRS for SMEs Adoption by Private Firms

    Empirical Evidence on Country Level

    by Maximilian Saucke ...
    Series Book 12 - Muensteraner Schriften zur Internationalen Unternehmensrechnung
    The issuance of the International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Entities (IFRS for SMEs) in July 2009 has mixed up the bipolar financial reporting landscape between Local Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAPs) and Full IFRS by adding a third dimension to international GAAP choice. The study examines the characteristics and determinants of Full IFRS and IFRS for ... Read more

    R1 644,26

  • La Red de Todo: Internet de las Cosas y el Futuro de la Economia Conectada

    by Andrei Vazhnov ...
    Internet de las Cosas es un cambio en la naturaleza de los productos cuya magnitud es difícil de comprender por completo y las empresas de tecnología están compitiendo entre sí con pronósticos que, a veces, parecen exagerados. Ericsson promete 50 mil millones de dispositivos conectados a la red en el año 2020, más de 7 por cada persona del mundo; General Electric predice que Internet Industrial ... Read more

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  • Power Struggle: Why Rolling Blackouts Continue

    by Isaac Malgas ...
    Power sector reforms in many developing countries globally have resulted in what this book defines as a hybrid market in electricity generation, where state-owned utilities and Independent Power Producers operate side by side with virtually no competition between generators in real time – in contrast to what was espoused by the standard model of power sector reform.Power sector reforms were ... Read more

    R160,27 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Merging Motion: The Science of Seamless Transportation

    by Gavin T. Railton ...
    Merging Motion: The Science of Seamless Transportation is a deep dive into the future of mobility, where technology, infrastructure, and human behavior converge to create an integrated transportation system. As cities become more crowded and the demand for efficient travel grows, the need for seamless multimodal transportation has never been greater. This book explores how innovative solutions ... Read more

    R112,14

  • The Connected Company

    by Dave Gray, Thomas Vander Wal ...
    With a foreword by Alex Osterwalder.The future of work is already here.Customers are adopting disruptive technologies faster than your company can adapt. When your customers are delighted, they can amplify your message in ways that were never before possible. But when your company’s performance runs short of what you’ve promised, customers can seize control of your brand message, spreading their ... Read more

    Was R441,70 Now R383,63

  • BIMKIT: The Practical Guide to BIM construction adoption

    by Jero Juujärvi ...
    “Reading BIMKIT as one of my self improvement books .These words definitely resonate with me. ’BIM is a tool. A mentality. An approach. To connect, to enhance, to improve. BIM is not just a visual aid or project data, but a stairway to higher efficiency and guidance.’ I will enjoy reading the rest of this book!” → David Campbell The Perfected Recipe to Start Adopting Building Information Modelling ... Read more

    R421,69

  • The SAGE Handbook of Housing Studies

    Edited by William Clark, Kenneth Gibb, David F Clapham ...
    Cross-disciplinary and critical in its approach, The SAGE Handbook of Housing Studies is an elucidating look at the key issues within the field. It covers the study of housing retrospectively, but also analyses the future directions of research and theory, demonstrating how it can contribute to wider debates in the social sciences. A comprehensive introductory chapter is followed by four parts ... Read more

    R1 994,66

  • A Bíblia Do Investimentos Em Criptomoedas

    O Melhor Guia Sobre Blockchain, Mineração, Negociação, Ico, Plataforma Ethereum, Bolsas

    by Alan T. Norman ...
    Translated by Duda Junqueira Machado ...
    Criptomoeda, Bitcoin, ICO, blockchain, mineração ... Ao ouvir essas palavras apenas alguns anos atrás, as pessoas costumavam dizer: É uma farsa, uma bolha financeira.Não faz sentido investir, o preço é muito baixo. Nenhum país reconhecerá a criptomoeda. É um esquema óbvio de pirâmide. É uma espécie de diversão para os nerds.Até recentemente, a criptomoeda era vista como uma espécie diversão para ... Read more

    Was R63,73 Now R55,35 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • La Biblia De Inversión De La Criptocurrencia

    La Guía Definitiva Sobre Blockchain, Mineria, Comercio, Ico, Plataforma, Ethereum, Intercambios

    by Alan T. Norman ...
    Translated by Elda Parra ...
    Criptomoneda, Bitcoin, ICO, blockchain, minería ... Al escuchar esas palabras hace un par de años, la gente solía decir: Es una estafa, una burbuja financiera. No tiene sentido invertir, el precio es demasiado bajo. Alguna vez reconocio la criptomoneda, es un esquema piramidal obvio. Es una especie de diversión para los nerds. No es grave, colapsará en un par de años. Hasta hace poco, la ... Read more

    R72,95 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Il futuro del 5G

    Mercato ed evoluzione tecnologica

    by Maurizio Dècina, Antonio Perrucci ...
    La rivoluzione digitale ha investito ogni area dell’economia e della società, in Italia come negli altri paesi industrializzati. Uno dei passaggi cruciali, al fine di cogliere tutte le opportunità della trasformazione digitale, è la transizione alla tecnologia 5G, nella quale l’Italia è impegnata, insieme agli altri membri dell’Unione europea; ad essa sono affidate grandi aspettative per la ... Read more

    R464,59

  • Abitare la prossimità

    Idee per la città dei 15 minuti

    by Ezio Manzini, Ivana Pais ...
    Nel grande ciclo di affreschi Allegoria ed effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo, che Ambrogio Lorenzetti dipinse a Siena nel 1338, nella parete del Buon Governo si vede quella che ai suoi tempi si pensava avrebbe dovuto essere una città ben governata: una città compatta, ricca di luoghi pubblici e privati in cui diversi gruppi di persone sono intenti in una varietà di attività produttive e di ... Read more

    R342,69

  • Partnership Pubblico Privato @Work

    by Veronica Vecchi, Velia Leone ...
    Come si struttura un contratto di partnership pubblico privato? Quali sono, nel dettaglio, le modalità di strutturazione del meccanismo di pagamento e come si definisce il rischio operativo? Come si riconducono i contratti di PPP nell’ambito della Direttiva Concessioni, alla luce del Nuovo Codice dei Contratti e delle linee guida europee? Se è vero che il modello value for money di matrice ... Read more

    R262,19