Subject(s): Basu, Kaushik | Economists -- India | Economic development -- India | India -- Economic policy -- 1991- | India -- Officials and employees | India -- Politics and government -- 1977- Summary: "In December 2009, the economist Kaushik Basu left the rarefied world of academic research for the nuts and bolts of policymaking. Appoint

Subject(s): Banks and banking | Bank loans | Credit | Financial services industry -- Information technology Summary: "A front-line industry insider's look at the financial technology explosion The FINTECH Book is your primary guide to the financial technology revolution, and the disruption, innovation and opportunity therein. Written by

Subject(s): Islamic religious education -- Great Britain | Islamic education -- Great Britain | Muslims -- Education -- Great Britain | Islam -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain Summary: "The Western world often fears many aspects of Islam, without the knowledge to move forward. On the other hand, there are sustained and complex debates

Subject(s): Regionalism -- History -- Asiatic Russia | Nationalism -- History -- Asiatic Russia | Imperialism -- History | Power (Social sciences) -- History -- Russia | Asiatic Russia -- History | Asiatic Russia -- Politics and government | Russia -- Relations -- Asiatic Russia | Asiatic Russia -- Relations -- Russia | Russia -- Territorial expans

Subject(s): International relations -- History | Diplomacy Summary: The study of foreign policy is usually concerned with the interaction of states, and thus with governance structures which emerged either with the so-called 'Westphalian system' or in the course of the 18th century: diplomacy and international law. As a result, examinin

Subject(s): Globalization -- Environmental aspects | Human ecology | Nature -- Effect of human beings on | Human beings -- Effect of environment on | Sustainable development Summary: Globalization and the Environment critically explores the actors, politics and processes that govern the relationship between globalization and the environment. Ta

Subject(s): International relations | International relations -- History | International relations -- Case studies | International relations -- Research Summary: Nuevo en esta edicion: Un nuevo capítulo escrito por Caitlin Bryne sobre "La diplomacia publica"; Nueva cobertura de las redes sociales en el capitulo 10 sobre "El papel d

Subject(s): Finance, Personal | Retirement -- Planning Summary: "Increase the odds you won't run out of money in retirement - using debt!Conventional wisdom is wrong - being debt free in retirement may actually increase your risk. The Value of Debt in Retirement teaches you how incorporating debt into your retirement strategy may incr

Subject(s): World politics -- 21st century | United States -- Foreign relations -- India | India -- Foreign relations -- United States | United States -- Foreign relations -- China | China -- Foreign relations -- United States Summary: "In the next decade and a half, China and India will be indispensable powers--whether they rise peacefully

Subject(s): Venture capital -- Case studies Summary: "Global Best Practice in Private Equity Investing Private Equity in Action takes you on a tour of the private equity investment world through a series of case studies written by INSEAD faculty and taught at the world's leading business schools. The book is an ideal complemen