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Adam Smith

Rafat Allam

Analytic Summary of The Wealth of Nations

Book I: Of the Causes of Improvement in the Productive Powers of Labor

Vietnam – Politics and Economics

This volume addresses the diverse problems associated with the geopolitical concept of an Indo-Pacific region. The first part discusses key theoretical approaches, the second part deals with the involvement of major powers from within and outside the region (the United States, China, the EU, Russia, India), and the third part presents the perspective of countries that can be classified as Indo-Pacific in the narrower geographical sense. Overall, the volume argues that the era of bi- or even unipolar world orders that shaped international politics from 1945 to 2001 has now definitively come to an end. The international system is aligning itself with a new kind of complexity-most notably in what is probably the most important region of the world today: the Indo-Pacific.

This volume addresses the diverse problems associated with the geopolitical concept of an Indo-Pacific region. The first part discusses key theoretical approaches, the second part deals with the involvement of major powers from within and outside the region (the United States, China, the EU, Russia, India), and the third part presents the perspective of countries that can be classified as Indo-Pacific in the narrower geographical sense. Overall, the volume argues that the era of bi- or even unipolar world orders that shaped international politics from 1945 to 2001 has now definitively come to an end. The international system is aligning itself with a new kind of complexity—most notably in what is probably the most important region of the world today: the Indo-Pacific.

Insights into a Geopolitical Construct between Great Power Politics and New Forms of Regional Cooperation

The Indo-Pacific Region

This multi-perspective examination provides deep insight into the many ways people can better understand conflict, with practical application to various roles and settings.

Kenneth H. Fox provides a broadly interdisciplinary examination of conflict insights and dives into implications of how this can inform more reflective, insightful, and comprehensive conflict practice across a range of professional and personal settings. While the book is grounded in theory, it is written to be practical and accessible to students and practitioners.


The book is organized into 3 parts. Part 1 introduces several metaphors that help the reader envision conflict in complementary ways and examines the importance of adopting multiple perspectives for broadening insights into conflict. It also introduces technical language that helps clarify the implications of conflict intervention and invites the readers to appreciate and engage in reflective and reflexive conflict practice.


Part 2 examines sample conflict theories from six, broad disciplinary perspectives: the body; the non-conscious mind; the strategic mind; language and symbols; the co-creation of meaning; and social systems, structures, and the conflict ecosystem. Together, these 6 perspectives help provide a holistic sense of the conflicts we experience. Part 3 shifts focus to practical application of the insights examined. It discusses how the various perspectives impact the work of a conflict practitioner in general as well as particular practice roles and settings.

Insights for Professional and Personal Practice

Perspectives on Conflict

The Basics

Unlocking Business Insights provides a practical framework for extracting meaningful business insights from data, guiding leaders through fundamental principles that transform overwhelming datasets into actionable business value.This book equips readers with essential analytical thinking skills through real-world examples that bridge theory and practice. Readers will gain the ability to navigate complex data landscapes, make informed decisions based on proper benchmarking, understand trends, compare like-for-like indicators, evaluate trade-offs, develop predictive models, account for competitor intelligence, and recognise cognitive biases - all presented in accessible language that demystifies data analytics for business application. The author's structured approach balances analytical rigor with business relevance, helping managers extract valuable insights without getting lost in technical complexities. Each principle builds upon the previous one, creating a comprehensive framework that transforms raw data into strategic advantage while addressing the tension between statistical precision and practical business needs.Written for business leaders, managers, and students at all levels studying data analytics, this book is ideal for introductory courses in business analytics, data science for business, and data-driven decision making - offering a non-technical approach for those seeking to implement data-driven strategies without specialised expertise.The book is supported by comprehensive online resources including a testbank and PowerPoint slides.

Unlocking Business Insights

Whenever a plan for organizational change is unveiled, it is invariably accompanied by assurances that the speed of change will be exceptionally rapid and will surpass any historical standards. However, it is hardly surprising that an examination of organizational change in practice reveals many instances where change progresses at a considerably slower pace. This edited volume explores the reality of speed in organizational change. Is the pace of change truly accelerating? Is speed always desirable in organizational change? What impact does the promotion of "speed" have on our perceptions of the change process?

Surprisingly, there is limited debate surrounding the speed of change within organizations. One contributing factor to this lack of discussion is the scarcity of research explicitly addressing the issue. This book includes chapters that explore different organizational contexts and perspectives, including technological developments and AI, the role of globalization, charismatic entrepreneurs, sports clubs, and the impact of management education. It will be of great interest to scholars and students of organization studies, strategy, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

Whenever a plan for organizational change is unveiled, it is invariably accompanied by assurances that the speed of change will be exceptionally rapid and will surpass any historical standards. However, it is hardly surprising that an examination of organizational change in practice reveals many instances where change progresses at a considerably slower pace. This edited volume explores the reality of speed in organizational change. Is the pace of change truly accelerating? Is speed always desirable in organizational change? What impact does the promotion of “speed” have on our perceptions of the change process?Surprisingly, there is limited debate surrounding the speed of change within organizations. One contributing factor to this lack of discussion is the scarcity of research explicitly addressing the issue. This book includes chapters that explore different organizational contexts and perspectives, including technological developments and AI, the role of globalization, charismatic entrepreneurs, sports clubs, and the impact of management education. It will be of great interest to scholars and students of organization studies, strategy, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

A Critical Analysis

Understanding Speed in Organizational Change

This book examines London’s eighteenth–century upholding trade. Primarily providing household furniture and upholstery goods and services at the beginning of the century, by mid-century upholders provided stylish and fashionable residential interior furnishings, funeral undertaking, and a secondary market for used household goods. Upholders were at the forefront of the development of Britain’s material culture, and were important contributors to London’s economic and social fabric. Providing context to the social and business lives of upholders, the author surveys key themes including apprenticeship, livery companies, empire, material culture, consumerism, taste and fashion, advertising, and credit. The book also explores how upholders came to dominate the funeral undertaking business, and integrated brokering, appraising, and auctioneering into their businesses.

Adapting to the economic changes and interior furnishing trends that took place in the first half of the eighteenth century, many upholders expanded their business lines. While consumer demand increased for household goods, so too did the widespread use of personal credit, which ultimately led to an increase in upholder bankruptcies after 1760. Through two case studies of financially successful upholders, the book sheds light on diverse topics such as the East India Company, banking, royal household tradesmen, and military contracting, to create an intricate understanding of their experiences. Offering new insights into the business, social, and personal lives of London’s upholders, this book demonstrates how they were instrumental in creating a new domestic commerce in eighteenth-century Britain.

This book examines London’s eighteenth–century upholding trade. Primarily providing household furniture and upholstery goods and services at the beginning of the century, by mid-century upholders provided stylish and fashionable residential interior furnishings, funeral undertaking, and a secondary market for used household goods. Upholders were at the forefront of the development of Britain’s material culture, and were important contributors to London’s economic and social fabric. Providing context to the social and business lives of upholders, the author surveys key themes including apprenticeship, livery companies, empire, material culture, consumerism, taste and fashion, advertising, and credit. The book also explores how upholders came to dominate the funeral undertaking business, and integrated brokering, appraising, and auctioneering into their businesses.Adapting to the economic changes and interior furnishing trends that took place in the first half of the eighteenth century, many upholders expanded their business lines. While consumer demand increased for household goods, so too did the widespread use of personal credit, which ultimately led to an increase in upholder bankruptcies after 1760. Through two case studies of financially successful upholders, the book sheds light on diverse topics such as the East India Company, banking, royal household tradesmen, and military contracting, to create an intricate understanding of their experiences. Offering new insights into the business, social, and personal lives of London’s upholders, this book demonstrates how they were instrumental in creating a new domestic commerce in eighteenth-century Britain.

A New Domestic Commerce

The Eighteenth–Century London Upholder

From Nobel Prize–winning economist Joel Mokyr, a revealing look at why Enlightenment culture sparked the Industrial Revolution During the late eighteenth century, innovations in Europe triggered the Industrial Revolution and the sustained economic progress that spread across the globe. While much has been made of the details of the Industrial Revolution, what remains a mystery is why it took place at all. Why did this revolution begin in the West and not elsewhere, and why did it continue, leading to today's unprecedented prosperity? In this groundbreaking book, celebrated economic historian Joel Mokyr argues that a culture of growth specific to early modern Europe and the European Enlightenment laid the foundations for the scientific advances and pioneering inventions that would instigate explosive technological and economic development. Bringing together economics, the history of science and technology, and models of cultural evolution, Mokyr demonstrates that culture—the beliefs, values, and preferences in society that are capable of changing behavior—was a deciding factor in societal transformations. Mokyr looks at the period 1500–1700 to show that a politically fragmented Europe fostered a competitive "market for ideas" and a willingness to investigate the secrets of nature. At the same time, a transnational community of brilliant thinkers known as the “Republic of Letters” freely circulated and distributed ideas and writings. This political fragmentation and the supportive intellectual environment explain how the Industrial Revolution happened in Europe but not China, despite similar levels of technology and intellectual activity. In Europe, heterodox and creative thinkers could find sanctuary in other countries and spread their thinking across borders. In contrast, China’s version of the Enlightenment remained controlled by the ruling elite. Combining ideas from economics and cultural evolution, A Culture of Growth provides startling reasons for why the foundations of our modern economy were laid in the mere two centuries between Columbus and Newton.

The Origins of the Modern Economy

A Culture of Growth

Bloodwing Academy

***Stunning hardback features include foil on board, designed endpapers and sprayed edges.***It's THE NEVER BEFORE SEEN BOOK in THEhottest romantasy sensation that EVERYONE is talking about! An instant New York Times bestseller!'Everything I had hoped for and then some' ¿¿¿¿¿One of my most highly anticipated reads of the year and I was not disappointed' ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿What do you get if you mix Fourth Wingwith Zodiac Academy, a dash of Arthurian legend, dark academia, and lots and lots of vampires?Welcome to Bloodwing Academy.Expect magic. Expect competition. Expect blood.¿¿¿Preorder the highly anticipated final book in the beloved series, With Hearts of Flame, now!¿¿¿The reader reviews for the Bloodwing Academy series say it all!'This is the next Fourth Wing I swear' ¿¿¿¿¿'These two are everything. Their humour? Their BANTER? God tier' ¿¿¿¿¿'Obsessedisn't a strong enough word for how I feel about this series'¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿The night's chaos left us breathless. Now the real nightmare begins.A second dragon has awoken - her heart tainted and her power commandeered by two ruthless highbloods whose cruelty knows no bounds.My dearest friend teetered on the brink of death. A dragon saved her, but now she's tied to him in a way I can scarcely understand. What will this new bond do to the woman I've come to love as a sister?And then there's Blake. Once my relentless tormentor - he betrayed me again, nearly condemning Nyxaris to a cursed, stone-cold fate. Now something has shifted in him. His gray eyes hide a secret he's desperate to keep.I saved Blake's life, despite everything. Yet now my every heartbeat questions where we go from here.With Bloodwing Academy in turmoil and a new headmaster no one saw coming, only one thing is certain: This is going to be one hell of a term.Perfect for fans of:¿ Dragons, Vampires and Fae¿¿ Slow-burn and spice¿ Enemies-to-lovers and fated matesReaders are OBSESSED with The Wings That Bind:'This is hands down my favourite book of the series so far!!' ¿¿¿¿¿'OMG YOU GUYS?! What was that?! Literally amazing. But um, Briar, the ending?!?! I need the next book immediately' ¿¿¿¿¿'Screaming, crying, throwing up ... this book absolutely rocked my world' ¿¿¿¿¿'500 stars. Best book in the series. I am emotionally unwell' ¿¿¿¿¿'This was an emotional rollercoaster that gives the best kind of whiplash. It's quick paced, addictive, brutal, emotional and full of plot twists' ¿¿¿¿¿'Every book in this series somehow gets better, darker, and more emotionally unhinged (in the best way)' ¿¿¿¿¿'OMGGGGGG, ARE YOU KIDDDDING ME!!!! I introduce to you Her Royal Majesty Briar Boleyn, QUEEN of cliffhangers' ¿¿¿¿¿

The Wings That Bind

'Explosive' Sunday Times 'Groundbreaking' Dan Wang 'Riveting, robustly researched' TLS 'Essential reading' Chris Miller, author of Chip War On the coast of southern China, an eccentric entrepreneur spent three decades steadily building an obscure telecom company into one of the world's most powerful technological empires with hardly anyone noticing. This all changed in December 2018, when the detention of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei Technologies' female scion, sparked an international hostage standoff, poured fuel on the U.S.-China trade war, and suddenly thrust the mysterious company into the international spotlight. In House of Huawei, Washington Post technology reporter Eva Dou pieces together a remarkable portrait of Huawei's reclusive founder Ren Zhengfei and how he built a sprawling corporate empire - one whose rise Western policymakers have become increasingly obsessed with halting. The book dissects the global web of power, money, influence, surveillance, bloodshed and national glory that Huawei helped to build - and that has also ensnared it.

Shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year 2025

House of Huawei

An authoritative textbook based on the legendary economics course taught at the University of Chicago—now fully updated and expanded Price theory is a powerful analytical tool kit for measuring, explaining, and predicting market outcomes. This expanded second edition of Chicago Price Theory offers a unique approach to the subject, emphasizing hands-on, practical applications that can help students adeptly integrate economic theory with real-world forces. A key distinction is its focus on market equilibrium and gains from trade. Unlike many microeconomics texts, this book emphasizes how, through markets, households and businesses adapt to conditions like price controls and externalities. It modernizes the Marshallian idea of forward-falling supply, especially for analyzing human capital, and makes use of the cost function and Hicks-Marshall laws to analyze a variety of economic phenomena. Rooted in Chicago’s price theory tradition, this textbook enables students to understand human behavior through the lens of price theory, showing how a small set of well-mastered tools makes it possible to analyze a remarkably wide range of economic questions. <ul><li>Now includes a full chapter closely integrating economic reasoning with the treatment-control paradigm</li><li>Covers topics such as occupational choice, the evolution of inequality, the value of a statistical life, prohibition, and competition</li><li>Uses the economics of “nudges” to understand business contracts and the organization of civil society</li><li>Features analysis of business-to-business transactions</li><li>Discusses the future implications of artificial intelligence</li><li>Comes with lesson plans for minicourses in industrial organization, health economics, macroeconomics, labor, public finance, and urban economics</li><li>Accompanied by video lectures taught by Kevin M. Murphy, Gary Becker, Casey B. Mulligan, and Robert Minton</li></ul>

Chicago Price Theory, Second Edition

Simple, low-risk experiments for long-term profit growth that you can test right now--from Google's former Chief Evangelist, Nicolas Darveau-Garneau.As a business leader or marketer, if you've been pouring your efforts into efficiency metrics (like customer acquisition cost or return on ad spend) instead of trying to optimize profits, your methodology is unsustainable. In the age of AI, optimizing the wrong key performance indicator can be catastrophic.Whether you work at a Fortune 500 giant, a startup, or a nonprofit, Be a Sequoia, Not a Bonsai gives you a growth playbook that will help you correctly prioritize sustainability over short-term efficiency.With step-by-step guides and hundreds of case studies, Darveau-Garneau will shift how you measure marketing success by teaching you how to: <ul><li>Maximize profitable growth by tracking the right metrics, not vanity metrics.</li><li>Acquire the most valuable customers, not just the most customers.</li><li>Dramatically increase customer lifetime value with practical, scalable strategies.</li><li>Strengthen your brand with modern, profit-driven branding approaches.</li><li>Deliver a customer experience your competitors can't match.</li><li>Build a culture of rapid testing and innovation that keeps you ahead.</li></ul> Nicolas Darveau-Garneau has advised senior executives at more than a thousand companies. He discovered that the fastest-growing 5% all followed these same seven principles. . .The best part? These breakthroughs don't require acquisitions, billion-dollar tech investments, or years of product development. They're simple, testable, affordable, and scalable. And they're all based on one premise: Corporate sequoias prioritize profitable growth, while bonsai concentrate on efficiency and stay small. ". . .a groundbreaking book. Nicolas Darveau-Garneau has distilled thousands of CEO and CMO meetings into a playbook every ambitious leader needs to read--and, more importantly, put into practice every day." --Jasper Malcolmson, Head of Growth at Gusto and Robinhood

Simple, low-risk experiments for long-term profit growth that you can test right now—from Google's former Chief Evangelist, Nicolas Darveau-Garneau.As a business leader or marketer, if you've been pouring your efforts into efficiency metrics (like customer acquisition cost or return on ad spend) instead of trying to optimize profits, your methodology is unsustainable. In the age of AI, optimizing the wrong key performance indicator can be catastrophic.Whether you work at a Fortune 500 giant, a startup, or a nonprofit,&nbsp;Be a Sequoia, Not a Bonsai&nbsp;gives you a growth playbook that will help you correctly prioritize sustainability over short-term efficiency.With step-by-step guides and hundreds of case studies, Darveau-Garneau will shift how you measure marketing success by teaching you how to:<ul><li>Maximize profitable growth by tracking the right metrics, not vanity metrics.</li><li>Acquire the most valuable customers, not just the most customers.</li><li>Dramatically increase customer lifetime value with practical, scalable strategies.</li><li>Strengthen your brand with modern, profit-driven branding approaches.</li><li>Deliver a customer experience your competitors can’t match.</li><li>Build a culture of rapid testing and innovation that keeps you ahead.</li></ul>&nbsp;Nicolas Darveau-Garneau has advised senior executives at more than a thousand companies. He discovered that the fastest-growing 5% all followed these same seven principles. . .The best part? These breakthroughs don't require acquisitions, billion-dollar tech investments, or years of product development.&nbsp;They're simple, testable, affordable, and scalable. And they're all based on one premise: Corporate sequoias prioritize profitable growth, while bonsai concentrate on efficiency and stay small. “. . .a groundbreaking book. Nicolas Darveau-Garneau has distilled thousands of CEO and CMO meetings into a playbook every ambitious leader needs to read—and, more importantly, put into practice every day."&nbsp;—Jasper Malcolmson, Head of Growth at Gusto and Robinhood

The Seven Growth Secrets of the World’s Most Successful Companies

Be a Sequoia, Not a Bonsai

Discover the captivating journey of the history of economic thought through the centuries with this comprehensive textbook. From the dawn of economic thought in ancient times to the emergence of modern economic theory in the twentieth century, this textbook reveals the evolution of ideas that have shaped our understanding of economics.

Ideal for advanced bachelor's and master's students in economics and related social sciences, this engaging resource illuminates the historical context of economic thought and its impact on real-world developments. It examines influential schools of economic thought, addresses major theoretical challenges, and highlights fundamental innovations that have shaped the development of the discipline.

The textbook explores a wide range of topics, including the economic philosophies of ancient civilizations and the Middle Ages, the influence of mercantilism and physiocracy, the profound contributions of Adam Smith, David Ricardo, and Karl Marx to classical political economy, the marginalist revolution and neoclassicism, German historical economics, the evolution of macroeconomics, the rise of Keynesianism, and the enduring relevance of institutional economics. This is a must-read for students and anyone curious about the history of economics and economic history.

The Co-Evolution of Economics and the Economy

A History of Economics

FROM THE AUTHOR OF FINDING HER EDGE - NETFLIX NO.1 IN 20 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE! SEASON 2 IS COMING! A high-stakes YA sports romance following a gymnast caught between her head, her heart and the biggest prize of all. Perfect for fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty and Lynn Painter. A year ago, Audrey Lee was recovering from surgery; now she's made the US national team. She's about to take part in the competition of a lifetime when horrifying news rips through her squad, threatening to tear them apart. Audrey is desperate to take her mind off the shocking scandal, and then she meets sweet, charming Leo - the one person she can't get close to until after the games. The chemistry between them is impossible to ignore, but so is the fact he's the son of her new coach. Will Audrey tumble towards her podium dreams or into Leo's arms?

A high-stakes YA sports romance from the author of Netflix's Finding Her Edge

Break The Fall

Analytic Summary of The Wealth of Nations

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