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  • Cities and Flooding: A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management for the 21st Century

    by Abhas K. Jha, Robin Bloch, Jessica Lamond ...
    Urban flooding is a significant challenge which today increasingly confronts the residents of the expanding cities and towns of developing countries, as well as policymakers and national, regional and local government officials. The Global Handbook presents the state-of-the art in urban flood risk management in a thorough and user-friendly way. It serves as a primer in integrated urban flood risk ... Read more

    PHP1,330.09

  • Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition

    The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

    by Dan Ariely ...
    The groundbreaking bestseller from iconic behavioral psychologist Dan Ariely, now the inspiration for the Fall 2023 NBC show The Irrational"A marvelous book… thought provoking and highly entertaining."—Jerome Groopman, New York Times bestselling author of How Doctors Think"Ariely not only gives us a great read; he also makes us much wiser."—George Akerlof, 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics ... Read more

    PHP785.99

  • How Economics Explains the World

    A Short History of Humanity

    by Andrew Leigh ...
    “If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh's clear, insightful, and remarkable (and short) work.” —Claudia Goldin, recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics and Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard UniversityA sweeping, engrossing history of how economic forces have shaped the world—all in under 200 pagesOne of The Economist's Best Books of the YearIn How ... Read more

    PHP986.49 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Fourth Industrial Revolution

    by Klaus Schwab ...
    World-renowned economist Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, explains that we have an opportunity to shape the fourth industrial revolution, which will fundamentally alter how we live and work.Schwab argues that this revolution is different in scale, scope and complexity from any that have come before. Characterized by a range of new technologies that are ... Read more

    PHP753.99

  • Think Like a Freak

    The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain

    by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner ...
    The New York Times bestselling Freakonomics changed the way we see the world, exposing the hidden side of just about everything. Then came SuperFreakonomics, a documentary film, an award-winning podcast, and more.Now, with Think Like a Freak, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have written their most revolutionary book yet. With their trademark blend of captivating storytelling and ... Read more

    PHP746.69

  • The Super Age

    Decoding Our Demographic Destiny

    by Bradley Schurman ...
    A demographic futurist explains the coming Super Age—when there will be more people older than sixty-five than those under the age of eighteen—and explores what it could mean for our collective future.Societies all over the world are getting older, the result of the fact that we are living longer and having fewer children. At some point in the near future, much of the developed world will have at ... Read more

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  • Capital and Ideology

    by Thomas Piketty ...
    Translated by Arthur Goldhammer ...
    The epic successor to one of the most important books of the century: at once a retelling of global history, a scathing critique of contemporary politics, and a bold proposal for a new and fairer economic system.Thomas Piketty’s bestselling Capital in the Twenty-First Century galvanized global debate about inequality. In this audacious follow-up, Piketty challenges us to revolutionize how we think ... Read more

    PHP1,771.89

  • Breaking Economic No-Growth

    by Hak Choi ...
    Series Book 8 - Profit Economics Series
    What is Economic Growth? GDP growth? But when there is no consumption, what is the purpose of growth. Optimal consumption? But when all resources are consumed, what else is left for growth?What is Economic Development? Birth control, industrialization, or capital deepening? Is Economic Development different from Economic Growth?What is steady state, golden rule, endogenous growth, phase diagram or ... Read more

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  • The Age of Sustainability

    Just Transitions in a Complex World

    by Mark Swilling ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development
    With transitions to more sustainable ways of living already underway, this book examines how we understand the underlying dynamics of the transitions that are unfolding. Without this understanding, we enter the future in a state of informed bewilderment.Every day we are bombarded by reports about ecosystem breakdown, social conflict, economic stagnation and a crisis of identity. There is mounting ... Read more

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  • Blue Ocean Strategy with Harvard Business Review Classic Articles “Blue Ocean Leadership” and “Red Ocean Traps” (3 Books)

    by W. Chan Kim, Renée A. Mauborgne ...
    Chart a path to creating uncontested market space and winning the future. This collection of work by globally preeminent management thinkers W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne brings together their perennial bestseller book Blue Ocean Strategy with their classic articles “Blue Ocean Leadership” and “Red Ocean Traps.”Blue Ocean Strategy, the global phenomenon that has sold over 4 million copies and is ... Read more

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  • The History of Japanese Economic Development

    Origins of Private Dynamism and Policy Competence

    by Kenichi Ohno ...
    This is an easy-to-read book that explains how and why Japan industrialized rapidly. It traces historical development from the feudal Edo period to high income and technology in the current period. Catch-up industrialization is analyzed from a broad perspective including social, economic and political aspects. Historical data, research and contesting arguments are amply supplied. Japan’s unique ... Read more

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  • The Middle-Class Revolution

    A Meritocratic Strategy for the 21st Century

    by László György, Viktor Orbán ...
    'What sets this Hungarian school apart is its ability to sift the timeless from the timeworn. It does not cling to obsolete dogmas; rather, it rediscovers enduring truths too often overlooked by modern economics: that policy exists not for growth alone, but for prosperity that reaches real people.'Viktor OrbánPrime Minister of HungaryA timely and thought-provoking book, The Middle-Class Revolution ... Read more

    PHP1,167.49

  • Introduction to Development Engineering

    A Framework with Applications from the Field

    Edited by Temina Madon, Ashok J. Gadgil, Richard Anderson, Lorenzo Casaburi, Kenneth Lee, Arman Rezaee ...
    This open access textbook introduces the emerging field of Development Engineering and its constituent theories, methods, and applications. It is both a teaching text for students and a resource for researchers and practitioners engaged in the design and scaling of technologies for low-resource communities. The scope is broad, ranging from the development of mobile applications for low-literacy ... Read more

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  • Principles of Economics

    by Saifedean Ammous ...
    Principles of Economics is a university-level textbook in economics that offers a clear and concise exploration of the most important economic concepts.This book is unapologetically Austrian in its approach. It tackles major economic concepts and topics independently, but in a logical sequence aimed at delivering the reader an understanding of economics at an individual and societal level, and the ... Read more

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  • الخطوة الأولى نحو العمل الحر

    by د. طارق السويدان ...
    Series Book 1 - سلسلة تأسيس المشاريع
    أبارك لك أنك فكرت في قراءة هذا الكتاب فهذه الخطوة تدل على بداية الاستعداد للانتقال نحو العمل الحر، وتدل كذلك على تفكير جاد للانتقال من الوظيفة التقليدية إلى بناء مشروعك الخاص. هذه الخطوة ليست هينة وبسيطة، بل قد تكون أهم خطوات حياتك (بعد الزواج) وقد تغير كل مسار حياتك. يشجع الكتاب على الانتقال خطوة نحو العمل الحر، بنبذ التردد والرد على الأعذار الشائعة، كما يساهم في تأصيل المفاهيم الأساسية والتعاريف ... Read more

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  • Development of the Global Film Industry

    Industrial Competition and Cooperation in the Context of Globalization

    Edited by Qiao Li, Yanqiu Guan, Hong Lu ...
    The global film industry has witnessed significant transformations in the past few years. Regions outside the USA have begun to prosper while non-traditional production companies such as Netflix have assumed a larger market share and online movies adapted from literature have continued to gain in popularity. How have these trends shaped the global film industry? This book answers this question by ... Read more

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  • Wellbeing Economics

    The Capabilities Approach to Prosperity

    by Paul Dalziel, Caroline Saunders, Joe Saunders ...
    Series series Wellbeing in Politics and Policy
    Economists have long sought to maximise economic growth, believing this to be their best contribution to improving human welfare. That approach is not sustainable in the face of ongoing issues such as global climate change, environmental damage, rising inequality and enduring poverty. Alternatives must be found.This open access book addresses that challenge. It sets out a wellbeing economics ... Read more

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  • Capital in the Twenty-First Century

    by Thomas Piketty ...
    Translated by Arthur Goldhammer ...
    A New York Times #1 BestsellerA Wall Street Journal #1 BestsellerA USA Today BestsellerA Sunday Times BestsellerA Guardian Best Book of the 21st CenturyWinner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardWinner of the British Academy MedalFinalist, National Book Critics Circle Award“It seems safe to say that Capital in the Twenty-First Ce... ... Read more

    PHP1,064.49

  • The New Urban Crisis

    How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class-and What We Can Do About It

    by Richard Florida ...
    In recent years, the young, educated, and affluent have surged back into cities, reversing decades of suburban flight and urban decline. And yet all is not well, Richard Florida argues in The New Urban Crisis. Florida, one of the first scholars to anticipate this back-to-the-city movement in his groundbreaking The Rise of the Creative Class, demonstrates how the same forces that power the growth ... Read more

    PHP680.69

  • Unlikely Partners

    Chinese Reformers, Western Economists, and the Making of Global China

    by Julian Gewirtz ...
    Unlikely Partners recounts the story of how Chinese politicians and intellectuals looked beyond their country’s borders for economic guidance at a key crossroads in the nation’s tumultuous twentieth century. Julian Gewirtz offers a dramatic tale of competition for influence between reformers and hardline conservatives during the Deng Xiaoping era, bringing to light China’s productive exchanges ... Read more

    PHP1,995.79

  • Community-Based Landslide Risk Reduction

    Managing Disasters in Small Steps

    by Malcolm G. Anderson, Elizabeth Holcombe ...
    Series series World Bank Training Series
    Many areas of the world are at risk from landslides and their consequences; rainfall-triggered landslides particularly affect developing countries in the tropics. Rapid urbanization and the associated growth of unauthorized and densely populated communities in hazardous locations, such as steep slopes, are powerful drivers in a cycle of disaster risk accumulation. Frequently, it is the most ... Read more

    PHP1,330.09

  • Economics for Beginners

    Everyday Markets Explained, Supply and Demand Trends, and Financial Literacy Made Easy

    by Giovanni Rigters ...
    Series Book 3 - Self Discipline and Financial Independence
    Economics for Beginners is a quick and simple explanation of basic economic ideas and principles. A common misconception about economics is that the study is all about money. Money is only one aspect of the economy. Economics is the study of the choices people, companies, or governments make when allocating their resources to create products and services. Those choices made are based on the ... Read more

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  • Climate Adaptation Finance and Investment in California

    by Jesse M. Keenan ...
    Series series Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability
    This book serves as a guide for local governments and private enterprises as they navigate the unchartered waters of investing in climate change adaptation and resilience. This book serves not only as a resource guide for identifying potential funding sources but also as a roadmap for asset management and public finance processes. It highlights practical synergies between funding mechanisms, as ... Read more

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  • The Wealth of Nations

    A Translation into Modern English

    by Adam Smith ...
    Series Book 7 - ISR Economic growth and performance studies
    Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations is the great pioneering study of economic growth and performance.When first published in 1776, the factory-based Industrial Revolution was only just getting underway. However, there had been steadily rising production and incomes in Britain, the North American colonies, Holland and other countries since at least the late 17th century.Smith uses basic theory, ... Read more

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