This textbook applies economic ethics to evaluate the free market system and enables students to examine the impact of free markets using the three main ethical approaches: utilitarianism, principle-based ethics, and virtue ethics.

This book will change the way you think about problems. It focuses on creating solutions to all sorts of complex problems by taking a practical, problem-solving approach. It discusses not only what needs to be done, but it also provides guidance and examples of how to do it.

The book applies systems thinking to systems engineering and introduces several innovative concepts such as direct and indirect stakeholders and the Nine-System Model, which provides the context for the activities perform...

Chapter dedicated to the history of development economics thought, which is integral to a student fully understanding the evolution of development economics (and which is absent from most other texts) // Authored by two of the biggest names in development economics globally. // Includes extensive discussions on data and studies using the randomized control trial approach, which is widely used in development research nowadays // Each chapter contains "take-home messages"; boxes; "concepts seen...

Acquire the key mathematical skills you need to master and succeed in Economics. Essential Mathematics for Economic Analysis, 6th edition by Sydsaeter, Hammond, Strom, and Carvajal is a global best-selling text providing an extensive introduction to all the mathematical resources you need to study economics at an intermediate level. This book has been applauded for covering a broad range of mathematical knowledge, techniques, and tools, progressing from elementary calculus to more advanced to...

A practical, easy-to-read text with a managerial approach to operations management For undergraduate and graduate course in operations management. Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains provides students with a comprehensive framework for addressing operational process and supply chain issues and uses a systemised approach whilst focusing on issues of current interest. The 13th Edition provides ample opportunities for students to experience the role of a manager with challenging p...

Signature storytelling reveals how economics plays out in our world.

When it comes to explaining fundamental economic principles by drawing on current economic issues and events, there is no one more effective than Nobel laureate and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman and co-author, Robin Wells. In this best-selling introductory textbook, Krugman and Wells’ signature storytelling style and uncanny eye for revealing examples help readers understand how economic concepts play out in our wo...

We hebben in de afgelopen eeuwen de vruchten van het huidige economische systeem kunnen plukken. De wereldwijde ontwikkeling van welvaart is gepaard gegaan met ontegenzeggelijk positieve ontwikkelingen: de levensverwachting is hoger dan ooit, het percentage mensen dat leeft in armoede is lager dan ooit, meer mensen dan ooit hebben toegang tot schoon drinkwater en onderwijs en het gemiddelde inkomen is hoger dan ooit. Economische groei lijkt het ultieme recept voor een florerende wereld. Dat l...

International Health and Safety at Work has been specially written in simple English for the thousands of students who complete the NEBOSH International General Certificate in Health and Safety each year. Fully revised in alignment with the 2019 syllabus, this fourth edition provides students with all they need to tackle the course with confidence. Clear, easily accessible information is presented in full colour, with discussion of essential principles such as ILO and OSH conventions as well ...

Signature storytelling reveals how economics plays out in our world.

Available for the first time with Macmillan's new online learning platform, Achieve, Krugman and Wells’s text is more effective than ever at helping students reach new levels of economic understanding.

When it comes to explaining fundamental economic principles by drawing on current economic issues and events, there is no one more effective than Nobel laureate and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman and co-author, Robin ...