N.B. Harte 
Study of Economic History [PDF ebook] 
Collected Inaugural Lectures 1893-1970

The Right Place explains why firms succeed in one country and fail in another, irrespective of their inner drivers, and suggests potential initiatives that governments can take to help the private se …

In 1791, Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton wrote that ‘not only the wealth, but the independence and security of a country, appear to be materially connected with the prosperity of manufacturers. …

Geocomputation has come of age. The whirlwind of change experienced in Geographical Information Science (GIS) – developments in IT, and new data gathering and earth observing technologies – has taken …

Here is a great introduction to the remarkable mind of Shigeo Shingo, indisputably one of the great forces in manufacturing. In this book Dr. Shingo describes his approach to manufacturing improvemen …

Open innovation enabled through crowdsourcing is one of the hottest topics in management strategy today. Particularly striking – and of vital importance to the world – are the pioneering efforts to a …

This concise textbook seeks to unpack the real-life complexities of leadership by examining the theories and models surrounding it and encouraging self-analysis in the individual’s own contexts. The …

Africa is endowed with commercially viable quantities of several minerals and metals, and, more than ever before, African countries wish to harness their mineral resources for their economic developm …

A Sensible Guide to Program Management Professional (Pg MP)® Success is for program managers preparing to take the Pg MP exam based on The Standard for Program Management – 4th Edition (Pg M4 Standar …

The retail sector is an integral part of a national economy. From the political economy perspective, all consumer goods have surplus values locked up in them; the surplus values are not realized unti …

Most businesses today can readily access the required technology and talent to match competitors’ innovations and ideas quickly, making products and services similar to one another. In the modern bus …