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"In 2017, when she was only twenty-two, Lauren Simmons became the youngest full-time female trader at the New York Stock Exchange, and the second African American woman in the Exchange's 228-year history to hold such a position. Driven by a passion for empowering women, Millennials, Gen Zs, and minorities to become more financially savvy, she now shares her experience and knowledge in this savvy financial guide. Simmons brings a fresh perspective...
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"What will separate you from the rest early in your career? The ability to take ownership, manage expectations, navigate people dynamics, and communicate professionally-skills that school doesn't teach. Most career guides assume that you already know how the working world works. But if you're starting your very first job or taking a job in a new company, you might not know all the unspoken rules that determine who gets ahead and who doesn't. In The...
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"An utterly original and entertaining investigation into one of the most unrecognized but influential forces in modern American urban and social life-the humble parking spot. You may not yet realize it, but parking has a death grip on life in America. All too often, quite literally: tragically, each year many Americans are killed by their fellow citizens over parking spots. But even when we don't resort to violence, we routinely do ridiculous things...
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"In a world where so many of us are craving a life of simplicity and meaning, Old-Fashioned on Purpose gives you the roadmap to rediscovering what really matters." —Hal Elrod, bestselling author of The Miracle Morning
Creator of The Prairie Homestead blog and the Old-Fashioned On Purpose podcast Jill Winger reveals that the secrets to finding happiness today is by turning to the lost arts of the past
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Milton Friedman was, alongside John Maynard Keynes, the most influential economist of the twentieth century. His work was instrumental in the turn toward free markets that defined the 1980s, and his full-throated defenses of capitalism and freedom resonated with audiences around the world. It's no wonder the last decades of the twentieth century have been called "the Age of Friedman"--or that analysts have sought to hold him responsible for both the...
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"Plunder is a startling investigation into the poorly understood, powerful force of private equity that is reshaping the American economy: raising prices, reducing quality, cutting jobs, increasing inequality, and shifting resources from productive parts of the economy to unproductive ones. Already transformative, private equity is poised to reshape the American economy in this decade the way that big tech did in the last decade, and subprime lenders...
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Due to different social, political, and economic cycles, international trade dynamics and protectionist initiatives become evident worldwide. Therefore, understanding international economic integration is highly significant. This textbook looks to understand international economic integration from a historical, theoretical, and practical outlook deriving essential lessons for developing economies. Each section contains specific exercises to apply...
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#1 When you are ready to coach yourself, you must first understand how to best coach the unique individual that is you. This comes from your experience as a professional who has coached a wide variety of people and personalities.
#2 The second thing we will help you do is figure out what we will be coaching you toward. This is a necessity, since coaching should not be...
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#1 The 1920s were a good time in America. Production and employment were high and rising, wages were not going up much, but prices were stable. Many people were still very poor, but more people were comfortably well-off or rich than ever before.
#2 The American people of the 1920s were displaying an inordinate desire to get rich quickly with a minimum of physical effort....
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David F. Ruccio is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Notre Dame. He is the editor of the interdisciplinary journal Rethinking Marxism, and coeditor (with Jack Amariglio and Stephen Cullenberg) of Postmodernism, Economics, and Knowledge. Jack Amariglio, Professor of Economics at Merrimack College, was the first editor of Rethinking Marxism and is coeditor of Postmodernism, Economics, and Knowledge.
Of all the areas of contemporary...
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En este trabajo nos proponemos analizar el decurso de la formación y desarrollo de la economía colombiana, partiendo desde la herencia colonial hasta nuestros días, tomando como referencia los hitos más importantes a destacar durante los doscientos años que han transcurrido desde que Colombia empezó su vida independiente. El siglo XIX se caracterizó por la inestabilidad política e institucional, el país estuvo sacudido por los recurrentes...
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Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición de certificados de profesionalidad. Manual imprescindible para la formación y la capacitación, que se basa en los principios de la cualificación y dinamización del conocimiento, como premisas para la mejora de la empleabilidad y eficacia para el desempeño del trabajo.
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In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com. Economics may seem like an intimidating subject, but once you understand the essentials, it's easy to learn...
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In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com. If you think economics is just about money, you're in for a shock. Look at society through an economist's...
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La sphère marchande, désormais mondialisée et digitalisée, entre en violente collision avec les politiques de nombreux pays européens. En effet, le néo-libéralisme américain apporte une incontestable croissance économique et une extraordinaire élévation du niveau de vie. Il exige cependant une mobilité parfaite et une individualisation du travail. En revanche, les États-providences européens furent bâtis, à l'opposé du néo-libéralisme,...
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L'Europe est en crise. Comment en est-on arrivé là ? Qu'est-ce qui n'a pas fonctionné ? Dans l'urgence, les États de la zone euro ne sont-ils pas en train de créer un monstre adémocratique ? L'euroscepticisme est-il réactionnaire ? Une fédération à 27 pourrait-elle fonctionner efficacement ?Ce livre est un appel. Un appel qui s'adresse à l'intelligence de chaque citoyen. Un exercice de lucidité et une incitation à la réflexion. Un cri...
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Are free market economies really based on fleecing the consumer? Is the U.S. economy truly just a giant free-for-all that encourages duplicity in our everyday transactions? Is everyone from corporate CEOs to your local car salesman really looking to make a buck at your expense? In Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works and Other Half-Baked Theories Don't, economist and bestselling author John R. Lott, Jr., answers these and other common economic...
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A leading political and business thinker identifies the greatest threat to our economic future: the things we think we know-but don't
America is at a crossroads. In the face of global competition and rapid technological change, our economy is about to face its most severe test in nearly a century-one that will make the recent turmoil in the financial system look like a modest setback by comparison. Yet our leaders have failed to prepare us for what...
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Robert M. Solow is Institute Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He won the Nobel Prize for economics in 1987. He is the author of numerous books and articles, mostly about the sources of economic growth, the nature of the labor market, and other topics in macroeconomics.
The Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Solow directs his attention here to one of today's most controversial social issues: how to...
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