Es sind die ganz großen Firmennamen, die mit den schwersten Zusammenbrüchen der Finanzwirtschaft aufs engste verbunden sind. Namen wie Enron, Theranos, die Philipp Holzman-AG, die Südmilch-AG, Polly Peck oder Texaco haben viel ihres einst durchaus guten Rufes verloren. Diese Unternehmen können heute Lernbeispiele sein, in welcher Gemengelage finanzielle Krisen entstehen, mit welchen Strategien Firmeninhaber oder Manager auf Untergangszenarien reagieren und schließlich, wie institutionelle ...

“Cost-benefit analysis” is a term that is used so frequently we rarely stop to think about it. But relying on it can lead to some dubious conclusions, as Frank Ackerman points out in this eye-opening book. For example, some economists have argued that states should encourage—and even subsidize—cigarette smoking by citizens because smoking will shorten life spans and therefore reduce the need and expense of caring for the elderly. How did the economists reach that conclusion? The answer is ...

According to many scientists, climate change is a growing threat to life as we know it, requiring a large-scale, immediate response. According to many economists, climate change is a moderately important problem; the best policy is a slow, gradual start, to avoid spending too much. They can't both be right.In this book, Frank Ackerman offers a refreshing look at the economics of climate change, explaining how the arbitrary assumptions of conventional theories get in the way of unde...

Los trabajos reunidos en este libro presentan una reflexión crítica sobre la teoría de equilibrio general, el máximo exponente de la teoría neoclásica. Esta teoría ha desempeñado el papel de fundamento racional del neoliberalismo, justificando la apertura comercial, la desregulación financiera y el repliegue del Estado en el diseño y aplicación de una estrategia de desarrollo. La crítica plasmada en estos ensayos está cimentada en un análisis riguroso sobre las limitaciones de la teoría ec...

Climate science paints a bleak picture: The continued growth of greenhouse gas emissions is increasingly likely to cause irreversible and catastrophic effects. Urgent action is needed to prepare for the initial rounds of climatic change, which are already unstoppable. While the opportunity to avert all climate damage has now passed, well-designed mitigation and adaptation policies, if adopted quickly, could still greatly reduce the likelihood of the most tragic and far-reaching impacts of ...

2034 van Elliot Ackerman en James Stavridis is een razendspannende thriller over de volgende wereldoorlog: een ijzingwekkend realistische geopolitieke thriller over een zee-oorlog tussen de Verenigde Staten en China, en het rampzalige wereldwijde conflict dat daaruit voortkomt. Op 12 maart 2034 voert vlootcommandant Sarah Hunt een routine controle uit in de ZuidChinese Zee. Als ze in de verte een vissersboot in nood ziet, zet ze koers naar het brandende schip. Diezelfde dag vliegt marinier...

China faces many modernization challenges, but perhaps none is more pressing than that posed by climate change. China must find a new economic growth model that is simultaneously environmentally sustainable, can free it from its dependency on fossil fuels, and lift living standards for the majority of its population. But what does such a model look like? And how can China best make the transition from its present macro-economic structure to a low-carbon future?This ground-breaking ...

The earnest warnings of an impending "solid waste crisis" that permeated the 1980s provided the impetus for the widespread adoption of municipal recycling programs. Since that time America has witnessed a remarkable rise in public participation in recycling activities, including curbside collection, drop-off centers, and commercial and office programs. Recently, however, a backlash against these programs has developed. A vocal group of "anti-recyclers" has appeared, arguing that recycling ...

This book, as the title suggests, explains how General equilibrium, the dominant conceptual framework in mainstream economics, describes a perfectly impossible world. Even with its counterfactual assumptions taken for granted, it fails on many levels. Under the impressive editorship of Ackerman and Nadal, this book will appeal to students and resea

Fantastic Universe' started publishing in 1953 and continued until March 1960. It was one of the better magazines to launch during the boom in science fiction magazine publishing. It published many important stories' by some of the field's best known writers. This is our second Fantastic Universe Super Pack. Collected in this oversized edition are more than 100,000 words of science fiction and fantasy. Escape back to the golden age of science fiction! 'Arm of the Law' by Harry Harrison 'Po...

Why do climate and financial crises pose such extreme risks? And what does it take to respond effectively to those risks? Extreme weather events – storms and sea-level rise, heat waves, droughts and floods – seem ever more common and extreme, while scientists warn of even greater climate risks ahead. Financial failures on the scale of 2008 make a mockery of the supposed efficiency of the market economy. None of this would be possible in the world as imagined by conventional economics – an ...

Worst-case scenarios are all too real, and all too common. The financial crisis of 2008 was not the first or the last to destroy jobs, homeownership and the savings of millions of people. Hurricanes clobber communities from New York to Bangladesh. How bad will the next catastrophe be, and how soon will it happen?Climate and financial crises are serious events, requiring vigorous responses. Yet public policy is trapped in an obsolete framework, with a simplistic focus on average or ...