This text provides a terse introduction to the subject of financial-accounting. It is a required text for Columbia University's "Introduction to Accounting and Finance" course (E2261). The package is aimed at students, early-career business professionals and career-changers.

The Foundation of Australia’s Capital Cities is the story of how the places chosen for Australia’s seven colonial capitals came to shape their unique urban character and built environments. Tony Webster traces the effects of each city’s geologically diverse coastal or riverine landform and the local natural materials that were available for construction, highlighting how the geology and original landforms resulted in development patterns that have persisted today.

Do you remember the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland? He is the character who is in a perpetual state of frenzy; "I'm late, I'm late for a very important date."Well, in this modern age I think we all suffer from a bit of "White Rabbit Syndrome." We often run around in circles hovering just on the outside of an issue and never really grasp the underlying meaning of what we are to do.We seem to relish in our ability to overcome adversity and rise above a given situation. B...

The first name that came to me for this book was "Things we don´t talk enough about but should do" Loving encompasses more than romantic love. In fact, in a lot of instances love should be expressed in spite of feelings we have to the contrary. This can be difficult. Yes, but this is the essence of true love. This book shows you in simple practical ways how to love yourself and others. Things we don´t talk enough about but should do!

We all have challenging people situations that we need to deal with off and on. And its good to be prepared for these situations when they arise.Sometimes we are at a loss as to how to handle some of them. This is where Lifelines comes to the rescue. Thats why I called the book Lifelines. It provides a lifeline to you in these situations.Lifelines is a modern day book of practical wisdom, something we all need in order to be able to deal with and live comfortably with all t...

Globalisation is associated with capitalist multinationals dedicated to the enrichment of wealthy, corporate shareholders. However, less well known is that the English and Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Societies, owned by the growing number of local co-operative societies across the country, were early leaders in global commerce.Owned by their working-class members, by 1900 there were over 1,000 societies and millions of individual members. Spreading profits widely through the ‘d...

Two hundred years after Singapore’s foundation by Stamford Raffles in 1819, this book reflects on the historical development of the city, putting forward much new research and new thinking. It discusses Singapore’s emergence as a regional economic hub, explores its strategic importance and considers its place in the development of the British Empire. Subjects covered include the city’s initial role as a strategic centre to limit the resurgence of Dutch power in Southeast Asia after the Nap...

This book examines the role of mercantile networks in linking Asian economies to the global economy. It contains fourteen contributions on East, Southeast and South Asia covering the period from 1750 to the present.

This volume explores where, how and why the cooperative model is having a distinctive, transformational impact in driving socio-economic changes in a post-pandemic 21st century world.Drawing from a diverse range of examples, the book sheds light on how today’s cooperatives and a co-operative way of organising might serve new societal demands. It examines organisational structures and governance models that develop socio-economic resilience in cooperatives. The book’s contributors r...

After decades of flying beneath the radar, co-operation as a principle of business and socio-economic organisation is moving from the margins of economic, social and political thought into the mainstream. In both the developed and developing world, co-operative models are increasingly viewed as central to tackling a diverse array of issues, including global food security, climate change, sustainable economic development, public service provision and gender inequality. This collection, draw...

Globally, consumer co-operation has experienced a difficult period since the 1970s. Large scale failures in France, Germany and Austria were accompanied by loss of market share in the UK (including the failure of the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society and its takeover by its English counterpart). Even in the Nordic countries, where consumer co-operation has always been more robust, new challenges from the non-co-operative sector had to be confronted. How did co-operative organizations...

The accomplishments and enduring influence of renowned anthropologist Dell Hymes are showcased in these essays by leading practitioners in the field. Hymes (1927–2009) is arguably best known for his pioneering work in ethnopoetics, a studied approach to Native verbal art that elucidates cultural significance and aesthetic form. As these essays amply demonstrate, nearly six decades later ethnopoetics and Hymes's focus on narrative inequality and voice provide a still valuable critical lens ...