A Prelude to the Foundation of Political Economy is a groundbreaking volume of theory and strategy on political economy and polity of the twenty-first century. Distilled in concrete terms, it elucidates the enigma of oil in view of the centrality of global social relations.

With frequent discoveries of energy resources in remote and undeveloped areas, the importance of transnational oil and gas pipelines is set to grow ever more prominent. This study dissects the diplomacy and bargaining power of the transit country and the shifting economic relations involved in...

Requirement and Present Situation of the Oil and Gas Resources in China -- Main Fields of Oil and Gas Exploration and Problems -- Prediction of Development Objectives in Scientific Field on Oil and Gas Resource in the Future -- Primary Scientific Research Orientations in Terms of Oil and Gas...

Innovationen im Fertigungsprozess stellen eine wichtige Quelle strategischer Wettbewerbsvorteile dar. Jan-Marc Lischka untersucht prozessuale und strukturelle Gestaltungsfaktoren des Managements technischer Prozessinnovationen auf ihre Erfolgswirkung. Neben einer strukturierten Planung hängt...

Komplexe Entscheidungsprozesse entlang sich ständig wandelnder Wertschöpfungsketten erfordern eine ganzheitliche Betrachtung von Theorie und Praxis. In diesem Band beschreiben rund 20 Expertinnen und Experten aus Wissenschaft und Praxis aktuelle Entwicklungsperspektiven in Themenfeldern aus...

This book offers a comprehensive overview of sustainability and management in India and through its insightful essays highlights the complex and multifaceted nature of sustainability as a concept. It also demonstrates the debates surrounding the concept of sustainability and its ramifications...

This book investigates the existence of stochastic and deterministic convergence of real output per worker and the sources of output (physical capital per worker, human capital per worker, total factor productivity -TFP- and average annual hours worked) in 21 OECD countries over the period...