Introduction aux politiques économiques

Introduction aux politiques économiques

Les politiques économiques désignent l’ensemble des interventions des pouvoirs publics en vue de corriger des « déséquilibres » économiques jugés dommageables. A court terme, les corrections économiques peuvent concerner un soutien à apporter à la croissance, la création d’emploi, la stabilisation des prix, l’équilibrage des relations extérieures. A plus long terme d’autres enjeux apparaissent : protection de la planète et soutenabilité du développement économique, répartition des revenus et du patrimoine, orientation sectorielle de l’économie, bon fonctionnement des marchés, contrôle des relations avec les autres économies. Cet ouvrage propose une vue d’ensemble de ces politiques dans un langage clair et sans formalisation mathématique afin d'aider les étudiants à assimiler les enjeux d’économie politique.

Kapitał w XXI wieku

Kapitał w XXI wieku

Najważniejsza i najbardziej poczytna książka ekonomiczna dekady, światowy bestseller, który zmienił sposób, w jaki patrzymy na społeczeństwo, na gospodarkę i na obecne w nich nierówności. Napisany ze swadą, ale i ugruntowany w nowatorskiej analizie danych empirycznych, błyskotliwy i rzetelny zarazem Kapitał w XXI wieku na długie lata wyznaczył nowe szlaki w ekonomii. Biznesowa Książka Roku 2014 według „Financial Times” i McKinsey. Numer Jeden na liście bestsellerów „New York Timesa” i przebój sprzedażowy wszechczasów wydawnictwa Harvard University Press. Bestseller Amazona i „najlepiej sprzedająca się książka w ciągu roku od premiery” w historii tej ogólnoświatowej sieci. Do stycznia 2015 sprzedano PÓŁTORA MILIONA egzemplarzy książki w językach francuskim, angielskim, niemieckim, chińskim i hiszpańskim. Nieznajomość tej pracy intelektualnie dyskwalifikuje.Prof. Jerzy Hausner Wybuchowa argumentacja.„Libération” Po raz pierwszy ekonomista daje wyczerpujące dowody na prawdziwość powiedzenia|: „Kto ma, temu będzie dane”.„Spiegel Online” Dzieło o wielkiej głębii historycznej z jeszcze większym bogactwem w zakresie faktów.„Die Welt” Błyskotliwa opowieść o bogactwie i nędzy.„Süddetsche Zeitung” Kapitał w XXI wieku Thomasa Pikettyego jest takim sukcesem, bo wydaje się napisany właśnie po to, by zburzyć wielkie ekonomiczne szybolety naszych czasów… To magnum opus Pikettyego.Thomas Frank, „Salon” 700-stronicowy cios w zadowolone bebechy rozpieszczonej plutokracji. […] Minęło pół wieku od czasu, gdy ostatnim razem historia gospodarcza z takim rozmachem wyrwała się z akademickiej wieży z kości słoniowej.Giles Whittel, „The Times” Książka chce zrewolucjonizować sposób, w jaki ludzie myślą o historii gospodarczej na przestrzeni dwóch ostatnich stuleci. I może się jej udać […] Jest to przede wszystkim bardzo szczegółowe spojrzenie na dane z 200 lat dotyczące podziału bogactwa i dochodu w dostatnim świecie […]. Ta masa danych pozwala Pikettyemu opowiedzieć całkiem prostą i przekonującą historię.„The Economist” Francuski ekonomista Thomas Piketty napisał wyjątkowo ważną książkę. Czytelnicy o otwartych umysłach z pewnością nie będą mogli zignorować zawartych w niej dowodów i argumentów. Jej rozmach przywodzi na myśl dzieła założycieli ekonomii politycznej. […] Piketty nie buduje teorii nieopartych na danych. Książka opiera się na 15-letnim empirycznym programie badawczym, przeprowadzonym z innymi naukowcami. Jego wynikiem jest przekształcenie tego, co wiemy o ewolucji dochodu i bogactwa (które Piketty nazywa kapitałem) w ciągu trzech ostatnich stuleci we wiodących krajach o wysokim dochodzie. To zniewalająca historia ekonomiczna, społeczna i polityczna.„Financial Times” Piketty kwestionuje podstawową logikę dominującą dotychczas w ekonomii. Owszem, ukazywały się książki, które stawiały sobie podobne zadanie, ale to musiało dojrzeć. I tak się stało.Jacek Żakowski Celem tej książki jest dokonanie rewolucji w myśleniu ludzi o historii gospodarczej dwóch ostatnich stuleci.„The Guardian” Można bez ryzyka przesady powiedzieć, że Kapitał w XXI wieku, magnum opus francuskiego ekonomisty Thomasa Pikettyego, bedzie najważniejszą książką ekonomiczną roku, a może i dekady. Piketty, niewątpliwie wiodący na świecie ekonomista badający dochody i nierówności, dokonał czegoś więcej niż tylko udokumentował wzrastającą koncentrację bogactwa w rękach wąskiej elity. Pokazał też, że wracamy do czasów „kapitalizmu patrymonialnego”, w którym na szczytach gospodarczej hierarchii dominuje nie tyle nawet bogactwo, ile odziedziczone bogactwo, przez co urodzenie znaczy więcej niż wysiłek i talent.Paul Krugman, noblista, „New York Times” W Kapitale w XXI wieku Piketty do katalogu podatkowych rozwiązań dodał też jeszcze zupełnie nową koncepcję podatku majątkowego. I to najlepiej wprowadzonego od razu na poziomie globalnym (ideał) albo "przynajmniej" unijnym (to już jest możliwe). Chodzi mu o progresywny podatek od majątku netto.[...] Na pytanie, czy takie opodatkowanie jest sprawiedliwe, Piketty odpowiada zwykle pytaniem: A czy sprawiedliwa jest sytuacja, w której majątek po osiągnięciu pewnej wielkości przestaje być w ogóle przedmiotem zainteresowania fiskusa? Czy to jest fair wobec tych wszystkich szaraczków wypełniających grzecznie swoje zeznania podatkowe, przed którymi nie mogą uciec? [...] Wszystkie te podatkowe eksperymenty nie są dla Francuzów [tj. Piketty'ego i jego kolegów ekonomistów] jakąś lewacką fanaberią. Oni są przekonani, że w ten sposób ratują kapitalizm przed nim samym, zanim rosnące nierówności doprowadzą do potężnego tąpnięcia na wzór rewolucji francuskiej z 1789 r. albo bolszewickiej. Stąd radykalna krytyka nierówności, podwyżki podatków i dowodzenie, że wolny rynek może w końcu zabić kapitalizm.Rafał Woś, publicysta "Dziennika Gazety Prawnej" (na portalu Tokfm.pl) Piketty strzał za strzałem trafia dokladnie w cel, mówiąc o pogarszających się nierównościach, które wykrzywiają społeczeństwo – zwłaszcza amerykańskie społeczeństwo. […] Dla tych, którzy skręcają się z bólu od ciągłych bredni o tym, dlaczego nie można podnieść płacy minimalnej, dlaczego tych, którzy „tworzą miejsca pracy” nie można opodatkować i dlaczego amerykańskie społeczeństwo jest niby najbardziej otwartym na świecie, Piketty jest lekarstwem przepisanym przez dobrego lekarza.Russell Jacoby, „New Republic” Thomas Piketty (1971) – francuski ekonomista, absolwent m.in. London School of Economics, dyrektor ds. badań w École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), współzałożyciel i profesor w Paris School of Economics. W 2012 roku wybrany przez „Foreign Policy” do grona stu najbardziej wpływowych intelektualistów na świecie. Obok bestsellerowej książki Kapitał w XXI wieku (2013) napisał też m.in. Ekonomię nierówności (2004) i Czy można uratować Europę? (2012), które wkrótce ukażą się nakładem Wydawnictwa Krytyki Politycznej. Książce Thomasa Piketty'ego Kapitał w XXI wieku poświęcony jest 39 numer Krytyki Politycznej: Nierówności

An Economic History of Modern France

An Economic History of Modern France

First published in 1979, this richly documented study of French development from the early nineteenth century to the present day is of particular importance to students both of history and economics. Francis Caron moves as confidently through the fields of current economic policy and modern economics as he does through the traditional subject matter of French nineteenth-century economic history. His book incorporates the mass of research that has appeared in monograph and periodical form in recent years, making it accessible for the first time to the English-speaking reader.

Exploring Leadership Drivers and Blockers

Exploring Leadership Drivers and Blockers

This book presents the idea of exploring both conscious and unconscious drivers and blockers in a person’s leadership development. From the outset, the authors show that exploring drivers (forces that motivate) and blockers (forces that obstruct) leads to profound self-awareness, increasing the chances that meaningful change can occur for the person. Research in the book builds on and integrates well-established leadership development approaches such as ‘immunity to change’ and ‘positive psychology’.  Chapters in the book cover drivers and blockers as “assumptions” and “forces” in people that will impact their personal change efforts. The authors examine the reservoirs or sources of drivers and blockers in the mind, such as worldviews, emotions, personality traits, as well as values and motivators, and conclude by providing a tool that leadership development practitioners, coaches and scholars can use with people to explore their drivers and blockers. Throughout the work, real examples from the authors' field research are used to bring these concepts to life.Ian C. Woodward is a Professor of Management Practice at INSEAD directing its flagship “Advanced Management Programme” and teaching in major degree and leadership programs. His teaching and research concentrates on leadership communication, strategic/high performance leadership, leadership and values, as well as personal leadership transformation and development.Samah Shaffakat is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of HRM, Liverpool Business School. Previously she was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Organizational Behavior at INSEAD. She is also a visiting Professor at IIM-Ahmedabad. Her research interests include: leadership, psychological contracts, mindfulness, emotions, and media.Vincent H. Dominé is Adjunct Professor of Leadership at INSEAD and the Director of Leadership Development in the Global Executive MBA programs. He is also founding partner of DOMINÉ & PARTNERS, a Swiss-based international consultancy firm specialised in accompanying senior executive teams and boards in strategic leadership development. 

Short Introduction to Strategic Management

Short Introduction to Strategic Management

The Short Introduction to Strategic Management provides an authoritative yet accessible account of strategic management and its contemporary challenges. It explains the roots and key rationales of the strategy field, discussing common models, tools and practices, to provide a complete overview of conventional analytical techniques in strategic management. Andersen extends the discussion to consider dynamic strategy making and how it can enable organizations to respond effectively to turbulent and unpredictable global business environments. There is a specific focus on multinational corporate strategy issues relevant to organizations operating across multiple international markets. Written in a clear and direct style, it will appeal to students and practising managers and executives alike.

Disruptive Technologies and Business Innovation: IoT in Perspective

Disruptive Technologies and Business Innovation: IoT in Perspective

This book explores the transformative impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) on business innovation and marketing strategies. It delves into how IoT is disrupting traditional approaches and creating new opportunities for businesses to thrive in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.The book begins by introducing IoT in marketing and its role in shaping modern business practices. It discusses how IoT is revolutionizing key aspects of the marketing mix, including product development, pricing strategies, promotion, and distribution channels. Readers will gain insights into how IoT integrates with marketing strategies to enhance customer experiences and improve decision-making through data-driven approaches.The book also examines IoT's role in market research and highlights its transformative potential in specialized industries, such as smart manufacturing for fashion firms. By providing practical applications and real-world examples, this guide serves as an essential resource for professionals, researchers, and students seeking to understand IoT's role in business innovation.ReadershipResearchers, business students and marketing professionals.

Place Based Approaches to Sustainability Volume I

Place Based Approaches to Sustainability Volume I

Without respecting and nurturing ‘place’ we cannot achieve a state of ecological sustainability. Place-based organizations are not run on a purely materialistic basis. The non-materialistic features of a place, its aesthetics, cultural heritage, community feelings, transcendence, should be integrated into sustainability management. This far-reaching two-volume work breaks with the economic logic of efficiency and profit maximization, and suggests that organizations should inform their sustainability by encompassing feelings of identity with and attachment to place.According to this vision, the editors have compiled scholarly contributions aimed to support the ecological transformation of humankind by exploring both theoretical and practical models that integrate the sense of the place, ethics and spirituality in new ways of organizing of economic and social life. This first volume sets the theoretical direction of the volumes, asking broad aestheticquestions around the ethical and spiritual foundations of sustainability. It will be of interest to scholars, practitioners and students of sustainability, business ethics and spirituality.Mara Del Baldo is Associate Professor of Accounting and Business Administration, Economics of Sustainability and Accountability at the University of Urbino, Italy, Department of Economics, Society and Politics.Maria-Gabriella Baldarelli is Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Bologna, Department of Management, Rimini Campus, Italy.Elisabetta Righini is Full Professor of Commercial Law and Law of Trade and Financial Markets at the School of Law and the School of Economics of University of Urbino, Italy.

10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators

10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators

Based on author Carmine Gallo's career as a Fortune 500 communications coach and Emmy Award-winning television journalist, 10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Communicators has been updated and revised to show business people how to achieve their personal and professional goals by mastering the ten simple secrets used by the world's greatest business communicators. The book offers techniques and proven tips that explain how these successful communicators connect with audiences who demand passion, inspiration, preparation, clarity, brevity, command presence, and simplicity, all delivered in a visually compelling package.

Jobs and Growth: Supporting the European Recovery

Jobs and Growth: Supporting the European Recovery

Five years after the onset of the global financial crisis, Europe’s economy is still fragile. Notwithstanding recent positive signs amid calmer financial markets, medium-term growth is likely to remain frail owing to continuing weaknesses and vulnerabilities at the country level and in the fabric of European institutions and banks, especially in the euro area. In addition, unemployment in many countries has reached very high levels. The IMF research collected in this volume provides a number of guideposts that offer an opportunity for stronger and better-balanced growth and employment in Europe after what has been a long and dismal period of crisis.

Managing China's Energy Sector

Managing China's Energy Sector

Since China has now become the world’s largest energy consumer, its energy sector has understandably huge implications for the global economy. This book examines the transformation of China’s conventional and renewable energy sectors, with special attention to state-business relations. Two studies examine the development of China’s energy profile, especially China’s renewable energy. Two others explore governmental relations with state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and their reform. Despite drastic restructuring in the late 1990s, SOEs continue their oligopolistic control of the oil and gas sectors and even overshadow the stock market. Three studies investigate the factors that help propel the expansion of China’s conventional energy firms, as well as those producing renewable energy (i.e. solar PV industry). A study of China’s solar PV industry suggests that China’s governmental support for it has evolved from subsidising production (a "mercantile" stage aimed at expanding the industry’s global production and export share) to subsidising the demand side (aiming at expanding domestic demand and absorbing redundant manufacture capacity). Another review of this industry finds that firms tend to pay heavy attention to extra-firm institutional network relationships both inside and outside China, and that buyer-supplier networks are influenced by extra-local managerial education. The final chapter compares China’s provinces and their embedded carbon-footprints per capita in urban areas from a consumption perspective, using a self-organizing feature map (SOFM) model. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Asia Pacific Business Review.

Cues

Cues

Wall Street Journal bestseller!   For anyone who wants to be heard at work, earn that overdue promotion, or win more clients, deals, and projects, the bestselling author of Captivate, Vanessa Van Edwards, shares her advanced guide to improving professional relationships through the power of cues.What makes someone charismatic? Why do some captivate a room, while others have trouble managing a small meeting? What makes some ideas spread, while other good ones fall by the wayside? If you have ever been interrupted in meetings, overlooked for career opportunities or had your ideas ignored, your cues may be the problem – and the solution. Cues – the tiny signals we send to others 24/7 through our body language, facial expressions, word choice, and vocal inflection – have a massive impact on how we, and our ideas, come across. Our cues can either enhance our message or undermine it. In this entertaining and accessible guide to the hidden language of cues, Vanessa Van Edwards teaches you how to convey power, trust, leadership, likeability, and charisma in every interaction. You’ll learn:  •  Which body language cues assert, “I’m a leader, and here’s why you should join me.”  •  Which vocal cues make you sound more confident  •  Which verbal cues to use in your résumé, branding, and emails to increase trust (and generate excitement about interacting with you.)  •  Which visual cues you are sending in your profile pictures, clothing, and professional brand. Whether you're pitching an investment, negotiating a job offer, or having a tough conversation with a colleague, cues can help you improve your relationships, express empathy, and create meaningful connections with lasting impact. This is an indispensable guide for entrepreneurs, team leaders, young professionals, and anyone who wants to be more influential.

East Timor: Establishing the Foundations of Sound Macroeconomic Management

East Timor: Establishing the Foundations of Sound Macroeconomic Management

This report provides an overview of the economic and institutional developments in East Timor up to September 1999 and the immediate impact of the violent events that followed the August 30, 1999 referendum to decide East Timor's future status. The report presents the key elements of the strategy recommended by IMF staff to the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) to rebuild the institutions needed to support economic activity and public administration, including external financing requirements, technical assistance, and macroeconomic management training needs. Finally, the report assesses implementation of the strategy and discusses the steps that should be taken to ensure that the strategy will help East Timor to prepare to face future challenges.

Beyond Diversity

Beyond Diversity

"A useful, forcefully written, and wide-ranging study of inequities—and how to fix them." —Kirkus ReviewsWhat if we could go beyond the conversation about diversity and take real action?In early 2021, more than two hundred widely respected experts gathered virtually for the world’s most ambitious conversation about diversity. Our aim was to do more than spotlight injustice. We challenged ourselves to imagine how to fix it. The dialogue brought together casting directors, bookstore owners, disabled leaders, healthcare professionals, students, VCs, standup comedians, chief diversity officers, pro gamers, archaeologists, government insiders, startup founders, and even a master puppeteer.Now for the first time, these solutions are compiled into one groundbreaking volume organized into twelve powerful themes including: storytelling, technology, identity, retail, education and more. Each chapter paints a revealing picture of the world, how it is, how it could be and what needs to happen for us to get there. For newcomers to the topic of diversity, and DEI experts alike, this book offers a much-needed actionable blueprint for creating a more inclusive world for us all.

The Art of Selling

The Art of Selling

On an average, a person encounters about three salespersons in a day. Your phone will ring one sunny morning; a jovial salesperson is on the other end of the line selling you cruise vacation tickets. As you condition yourself for a good relaxing nap, somebody begins knocking on your door and when you open it, an insurance salesman is right at your face smiling his heart out. You try to sort out your mails before going to bed and you noticed that half of them are promotional newsletters. You might be tired of salespeople yourself. In fact, you might have hated the mere sight of one. But do you know that it is one of the most rewarding jobs around? Well, not unless you can become the next President of the United States; but then, I could be wrong. Salespeople are the very individuals who move the company. Their job is to market the products and make the company flourish in the process. If a salesperson is not able to do his job well, then the rest of the company will fall. The CEO, down to the rank-and-file employees, will soon be out of their jobs. Do you see now how powerful salespeople can be? And because of this alone, they are quite indispensable in any organization. For a salesperson, every sale merits a commission. And for their every good performance, income spiffs and special bonuses, who then would not want to be a salesperson and become rich and successful? Do you now want to be involved in sales? If you still don't feel up for it, take this. It is in selling where money really lies. You do not even have to invest too much, nor would you need any capital upfront. All you needed is the right skills and the correct attitude for the job. That is exactly what this book is going to give you. After you've gone through this book in whole, you will become a top-notch salesperson - a salesperson who can sell anything and everything under the sun, from a shiny new car to a multi-colored checkered coat and tie collection.

(Why) Should Current Account Balances Be Reduced?

(Why) Should Current Account Balances Be Reduced?

Staff Discussion Notes showcase the latest policy-related analysis and research being developed by individual IMF staff and are published to elicit comment and to further debate. These papers are generally brief and written in nontechnical language, and so are aimed at a broad audience interested in economic policy issues. This Web-only series replaced Staff Position Notes in January 2011.

Né intelligente né artificiale

Né intelligente né artificiale

Chiunque acquisti su Amazon, interroghi Alexa, ricorra a Siri, condivida sul cloud, navighi su Google, interagisce con l’IA: non un raffinato software immateriale bensì una megamachine che saccheggia risorse naturali, lavoro umano, privacy e compromette l’eguaglianza e la libertà. La immaginiamo come qualcosa di astratto, un asettico amalgama di algoritmi, hardware, dati mentre essa implica una materialità, per lo più ancora opaca, che richiede gigantesche infrastrutture produttive: dai cavi sottomarini che congiungono i continenti ai dispositivi personali e loro componenti, dalla trasmissione di segnali che passano nell’aria all’approvvigionamento di dati estratti da ogni piattaforma e dispositivo che utilizziamo ogni giorno. Per renderla tangibile questo libro ci accompagna in un viaggio attraverso siti minerari, fabbriche, centri logistici e data center necessari a farla "funzionare", mostrando quanto essa comporti lo sfruttamento di enormi quantità di risorse naturali e di lavoro umano e come essa influenzi la vita di miliardi di persone spesso al di fuori di una regolamentazione e di un controllo democratico. La sua fattibilità e sostenibilità dipendono quindi dai limiti che sapremo porre al suo potere.

Contemporary Issues in Branding

Contemporary Issues in Branding

This book provides students and academics with a comprehensive analysis of the theory and practice of branding. The challenge to explore new and effective ways of harnessing the power of communication to engage with company stakeholders in interactive, immediate and innovative ways is ever-present in the digital era. Digital marketing and social media create opportunities for managers to communicate their brand’s identity to their consumers and stakeholders. Yet, limited empirical research exists to elucidate these issues, and less still that assists our understanding of branding issues at an international level.Recognising the complexity and plurality at the heart of the branding discipline, this text explores the relationship between brands, identity and stakeholders. Working through building, designing and maintaining a brand, the authors consider such aspects as strategic planning and campaign management, research and measurement, media relations, employee communication, leadership and change communication, and crisis branding. Critically, differing methods and approaches applied to branding and communication research design are assessed, including both qualitative and quantative methods.Proposing a mixture of theory and practice with international case studies, this book is an invaluable companion for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, academics of marketing and strategic brand management, as well as managers and decision makers globally.

Artificial Intelligence in Business Management

Artificial Intelligence in Business Management

Artificial Intelligence in Business Management is a review of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in businesses. This book adopts a cross-disciplinary strategy toward AI adoption. Book chapters explore many projects that go beyond simple data management and accessibility to showcase the growing role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the enterprise data space. AI methods for tackling marketing and commercial strategies, as well as the use of AI and machine learning in tourism, insurance and healthcare systems, are discussed. A study on the significance of cultural assets in evaluating risks and protection is also presented. The content gives valuable insights on the application and implications of artificial intelligence and machine learning from this book to readers aiming for corporate roles, such as directors, executives, senior software developers, and digital transformation managers.The book is an essential resource for researchers and professionals in business, economics, and allied disciplines.ReadershipResearchers and professionals in business, economics and allied disciplines.

Ethics, Meaning, and Market Society

Ethics, Meaning, and Market Society

This book explores the underlying causes of the pervasive dominance of ‘unethics’ in contemporary affairs in economics, business, and society. It is argued that the state of unethics is related to the overexpansion of market and market values in all spheres of social life and human activities. A correlate of this development is the emergence of an extremely individualistic, materialistic and narcissistic mind-set that dictates the decisions and behavior of people and organizations. The author argues that art can help to overcome the dominant market metaphysics of our age, as genuine art creates models of 'poetic dwelling,' which can generate non-linear, progressive change that opens up a larger playing field for ethics. Aesthetics and ethics go hand in hand. Ethical action is not just right for its own sake, but makes the world a richer, livable and more beautiful place.Ethics, Meaning, and Market Society will be of interest to students at an advanced level, academics, researchers and professionals. It addresses the topics with regard to ethics in economics, business, and society in a contemporary context.