This comprehensive, interpretive, economic history of China since 1949 presents the recent dramatic changes in China’s approach to economic organization and development in a historical context. Riskin explores the emergence of the Maoist assault on Soviet-type central planning, its accomplishments, failures, and ultimate defeat; and details the contradictions and uncertainties surrounding post-Mao policies and reforms.

In this 1973 interview with Heywood Hale Broun Jr., noted writer and economist John Kenneth Galbraith discusses the problems of our modern consumer economy and the need to realign a system, dominated by technological conglomerates, toward the public interest and a more equitable way of life. Reissued on audio CD in 2007. 55 min. Product No. C40108D.

Managerial Economics in a Global Economy, Sixth Edition, synthesizes economic theory, decision science, and various aspects of business administration studies, examining how they interact as a firm attempts to reach optimal profitability and efficiency in the face of constraints. It features 129 real-world case studies and six longer, detailed studies–more than any other text on the market. In addition, author Dominick Salvatore fully integrates material on the international ramifications of...

This digital document is an article from Dollars & Sense, published by Economic Affairs Bureau on September 1, 1995. The length of the article is 2732 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.From the supplier: The retirement of Lane Kirkland as head of the AFL-CIO will mean a toss up between his second-in-command,...

Written for those interested in securing their future in education, this book is designed to cover education opportunities from infant care to college teaching. This book alerts readers to the growing number of new job titles and new employers in the field. Creating Employment Opportunities: How to Secure Your Career in Education provides up-to-date and accurate information on education-related jobs and opportunities. Information is presented on key topics such as where jobs exist; what qualifications...

The time has come for common sense answers to the energy crisis in America. A provocative new book, Re-Energizing America: A Common-Sense Approach to Achieving U.S. Energy Independence in Our Generation, provides those answers. Author Jay Marhoefer, a strategist, energy consultant, IT executive and lawyer, describes a step-by-step approach for creating sustainable energy independence in the United States. Marhoefer’s approach, called Intelligent Generation, uses conventional, renewable,...

The increasing liberalization and globalization of the world economy has not been accompanied by convergence in the various indicators of economic and social development. The papers in this volume go some way towards explaining why the increasing reliance on market forces may lead to greater divergences in economic performance. They also point to the importance for the development process of social solidarity and institutions which encourage co-operative approaches to problem solving. Renee Prendergast...