Whether watching baseball or undergoing heart surgery, Americans have bought a variety of goods and services to achieve happiness. Here is a provocative look at what they have chosen to purchase. Stanley Lebergott maintains that the average consumer has behaved more reasonably than many distinguished critics of "materialism" have suggested. He sees consumers seeking to make an uncertain and often cruel world into a pleasanter and more convenient place--and, for the most part, succeeding. With refreshing common sense, he reminds us of what many "luxuries" have meant, especially for women: increased income since 1900 has been used largely to lighten the backbreaking labor once required by household chores. Originally published in 1996. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
'Writing with lucidity, wit, and forthrightness... Lebergott argues that the great American shopping spree is not mere self-indulgence but an essential part of what has been a remarkably successful pursuit of happiness.'Jonathan Yardley
Second , there are a number of areas in which the radical , structural and cognitive changes have thrown up policy problems . One of these is the growth of complex linkages with multiple points of intersection .
2.1 ESPRIT II European Strategic Programme for Research and development in Information Technologies Information ... artificial intelligence and cognitive science , the application of solid state physics to IT , advanced systems design ...
Focuses on the stabilization and growth problems of Ireland, an archetypal peripheral member of the EC. A supply-side neo-Keynesian macroeconomic model of the country is developed, followed by a review of modern fiscal policy issues.
Focuses on the stabilization and growth problems of Ireland, an archetypal peripheral member of the EC. A supply-side neo-Keynesian macroeconomic model of the country is developed, followed by a review of modern fiscal policy issues.
With the completion of the single market, an increasing number of unstructured information sources are available. This Directory is therefore aimed at providing practical and comprehensive guidance on EC business information sources in an accessible format. It provides information on legislative and consultative procedures and relevant published and organisational sources. Entries are arranged under NACE classification, the system which superseded the current UK SIC system during 1991. The Directory is an invaluable EC business reference source and complements its UK equivalent, The Macmillan Directory of Business Information Sources (UK), EC Industry.
In this book, economist and evolutionary game theorist Daniel Freidman demonstrates that our moral codes and our market systems, while often in conflict, are really devices evolved to achieve similar ends, and that society functions best when morals and markets are in balance with each other.
A pious volunteer named Bu Tahir Arrani disguised himself as a Sufi, sidled up to Nizam as he was being carried to the tent of his women, and buried a dagger in his heart. The Seljuk dynasty fragmented, and over the years, ...
Leading from the Heart: Sufi Principles at Work merges management with spirituality. The author has given Sufi sagacity, a theme of spirituality, a new dimension by blending it with leadership in all realms of life. The book is an attempt to sensitise the hearts and fill the souls of managers and leaders with Sufi sagacity. It aspires to rebuild confidence in ancient values, virtues and wisdom, which are distancing from us with the passage of time. It assists readers in taking a sharp U-turn from ‘what we think is good’ to ‘what is really good’. Within these pages, the reader will find an exhaustive study of many Sufis and their thoughts in prose and poetry. Besides Sufis, the book also focuses on Chinese philosophy, especially Wu Wei, Tai Chi, Yin/Yang and iChing, and on Lao Tzu’s book Tao Te Ching. These complex philosophies have been presented in an accessible manner.
The author has given Sufi sagacity, a theme of spirituality, a new dimension by blending it with leadership in all realms of life. The book is an attempt to sensitise the hearts and fill the souls of managers and leaders with Sufi sagacity.
Buku ini ditulis untuk mengisi kebutuhan para wirausaha dalam memahami seluk- beluk manajemen keuangan yang sesuai untuk pengelolaan bisnis mula. Kebanyakan wirausaha bisnis mula lebih fokus terhadap pembuatan dan pengembangan produk dan layanan jasanya, padahal kemampuan untuk mengelola aspek keuangan bisnis mula sangat menentukan keberhasilan bisnis tersebut. Karenanya, materi seperti pencatatan keuangan (akuntansi), laporan keuangan beserta analisisnya, dan manajemen arus kas menjadi topik-topik yang mendapat sorotan utama dari penulis. Di samping itu, perlu diketahui juga oleh para pengelola bisnis mula tentang pembiayaan modal kapital, pembiayaan dengan utang maupun pembiayaan dengan ekuitas, serta penilaian kesehatan usaha kecil dan menengah. Buku ini juga cocok digunakan oleh para mahasiswa kewirausahaan yang perlu memahami pengetahuan dasar pengelolaan bisnis mula. Kami berharap semoga buku ini bermanfaat bagi pengembangan kewirausahaan di Indonesia, sekaligus memberikan sumbangan secara tidak langsung untuk peningkatan ekonomi Indonesia yang lebih baik. Buku persembahan penerbit PrenadaMediaGroup
