Business and Its Environment or A Concise Economic History of the World

Business and Its Environment

Author: David P Baron

Brings together the disciplines of economics, political science, law, and ethics to address a class of management issues of growing importance to the performance of companies. Provides conceptual frameworks for understanding issues in the environment of business and their development; strategy formulation; analysis of the news media; political analysis; the economics and politics of government intervention in markets (regulation, antitrust, and torts); the economics and politics of international trade; the political economy of countries; and ethical analysis and decision-making. For all business professionals, including managers looking to enhance their knowledge of an ever-changing, increasingly global field.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	Market and nonmarket environments	1
Ch. 2	Integrated strategy	31
Ch. 3	The news media and nonmarket issues	66
Ch. 4	Private politics	96
Ch. 5	Political theory and government institutions	135
Ch. 6	Nonmarket analysis for business	170
Ch. 7	Formulating nonmarket strategies for government arenas	198
Ch. 8	Implementing nonmarket strategies in government arenas	230
Ch. 9	Antitrust : economics, law, and politics	280
Ch. 10	Regulation : law, economics, and politics	323
Ch. 11	Environmental protection : economics, politics, and management	362
Ch. 12	Law and markets	401
Ch. 13	Information industries and nonmarket issues	448
Ch. 14	The political economy of Japan	489
Ch. 15	The political economy of the European Union	524
Ch. 16	China : history, culture, and political economy	564
Ch. 17	The political economy of international trade policy	597
Ch. 18	Corporate social responsibility	653
Ch. 19	Ethics systems : utilitarianism	693
Ch. 20	Ethics systems : rights and justice	731
Ch. 21	Implementing ethics systems	774
Ch. 22	Ethics issues in international business	807
	Integrative case : GlaxoSmithKline and AIDS drugs policy	841

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A Concise Economic History of the World: From Paleolithic Times to the Present

Author: Rondo Cameron

This classic book offers a broad sweep of economic history from prehistoric times to the present and explores the disparity of wealth among nations. Now in its fourth edition, A Concise Economic History of the World has been updated to reflect the stunning changes in the world economy since 1989. Truly a definitive history of globalization, the new edition has been expanded to include coverage of the most recent developments in the European Union, East Asia, and, in general, transition economies. Comprehensive and global in scope, this concise text features ample illustrations and a fully updated annotated bibliography that guides readers to the relevant scholarly literature. Now available in eleven languages, including Spanish (second edition), French, German (two volumes), Polish, and Chinese, this unique work remains an invaluable, lively, and accessible text for both undergraduate and graduate students of European economic history, the history of globalization, and world development.

Table of Contents:

	List of Figures
	List of Tables
	Preface
1	Introduction: Economic History and Economic Development	3
2	Economic Development in Ancient Times	20
3	Economic Development in Medieval Europe	44
4	Non-Western Economies on the Eve of Western Expansion	77
5	Europe's Second Logistic	94
6	Economic Nationalism and Imperialism	128
7	The Dawn of Modern Industry	160
8	Economic Development in the Nineteenth Century: Basic Determinants	187
9	Patterns of Development: The Early Industrializers	219
10	Patterns of Development: Latecomers and No-Shows	244
11	Strategic Sectors	270
12	The Growth of the World Economy	290
13	Overview of the World Economy in the Twentieth Century	317
14	International Economic Disintegration	339
15	Rebuilding the World Economy, 1945-73	362
16	The World Economy at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century	387
	Annotated Bibliography	403
	Index	437