Economics

At Martinsburg, West Virginia, on July 16, 1877, angry laborers struck the B & O Railroad because of a 10 percent wage cut. Spontaneous strikes...

Earning Opportunities for Older Workers considers the present-day barriers to continued employment of middle-aged and older men and women. Manageme...

This book provides an overview of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) members and their investment climates. The economics and busine...

In this book, the authors present current research from across the globe in the study of the economics of regulation and outsourcing in the global ...

Economics for the Many, edited and with an introduction by Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer John McDonnell, features contributions from the parti...

The purpose of this book is to evaluate the question: What does the New World Order (NWO) mean in the 21st century? After the Polish Revolution in ...

Some structural elements of networks carry over to features of dynamic competition in network industries that, through increasing return mechanisms...

A model is a simplified representation of a real object or situation that facilitates our understanding and manipulation of the real thing. Models ...

At a crucial crossroads between Africa and Europe, the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and the Arab World and the West, Morocco has long had a sp...

This book presents current research in the politics and economics of North America. Topics discussed include filling U.S. Senate vacancies; the law...

This book looks at the three broad categories of federal spending; discretionary spending, mandatory spending, and net interest. Mandatory spending...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven emirates (principalities): Abu Dhabi, the oil-rich capital of the federation; Dubai, its fr...

Ireland was once viewed as the sick man'''' of Europe, but over the course of a generation, it was transformed into the home of the Celtic Tiger'''...