Global economics

The keys to global business success, as taught by a T-shirt\'s journey The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy is a critically-acclaimed narrative that illuminates the globalization debates and reveals the key factors to success in global business. Tracing a T-shirt\'s life story from a Texas cotton field to a Chinese factory and back to a U.

S. storefront before arriving at the used clothing market in Africa, the book uncovers the political and economic forces at work in the global economy.

Along the way, this fascinating exploration addresses a wealth of compelling questions about politics, trade, economics, ethics, and the impact of history on today\'s business landscape. This new printing of the second edition includes a revised preface and a new epilogue with updates through 2014 on the people, industries, and policies related to the T-shirt\'s life story.

Using a simple, everyday T-shirt as a lens through which to explore the business, economic, moral, and political complexities of globalization in a historical context, Travels encapsulates a number of complex issues into a single identifiable object that will strike a chord with readers as they: Investigate the sources of sustained competitive advantage in different industries Examine the global economic and political forces that explain trade patters between countries Analyze complex moral issues related to globalization and international business Discover the importance of cultural and human elements in international trade This story of a simple product illuminates the many complex issues which businesspeople, policymakers, and global citizens are touched by every day.

Praise for Profiting From the World\'s Economic Crisis «Someone is going to make money in the next decade. Perhaps Bud will help you find your way.

» —Jim Rogers, cofounder, Quantum Fund; author, A Gift to My Children «Where everyone today has an opinion on everything, much of it gleaned from a blog, Bud Conrad\'s constant mantra is \'What does the data say?\' And then he rolls up his sleeves and works almost around the clock for as many days as it takes to get to a defensible answer. In other words, there are those who talk, and those who do.

Bud does. In Profiting from the World\'s Economic Crisis, Bud tells you what the data shows about the risks and opportunities just ahead.

You\'ll want to pay attention.» —David Galland, Managing Editor, The Casey Report «Bud Conrad\'s book is a brutally honest journey into the future.

Honest because Bud builds on facts, not popular opinion; brutal as he¿illustrates the logical consequences as global dynamics play out. You can\'t afford not to read this book.

» —Axel Merk, President and Chief Investment Officer, Merk Mutual Funds; author, Sustainable Wealth «This book could not be better timed, as the government and Wall Street do their best to convince the public that the financial storm has passed. Bud Conrad begs to differ and using his unique ability to take complex data and distill it into straightforward charts, he not only explains how the hurricane developed, but why it\'s far from over.

He then goes on to show investors not just how to survive the storm\'s resurgence, but how to prosper.» —Steve Henningsen, Chief Financial Strategist, The Wealth Conservancy «Right now you may be asking yourself \'What\'s going to happen to the economy, why is it happening, and what can I do to profit from it?\' As far as I\'m concerned, Bud has the correct answers to these questions.

Among other things, this book will become \'the\' reference book for data and charts that economists and investors will go to for years to come. I urge you to read this book—now—and act on its advice.

Why going global is critical-and inevitable-for your association\'s growth and survival Multiple case studies of associations that have entered the global arena will be included. The Association Guide to Going Global demonstrates how many associations have used globalization to their advantage, finding that increasing their reach and influence on an international scale has allowed their organizations continued success. Underscores how the advantages of changes outweigh the risks How adapting to new market trends is an act that cannot, and should not, be avoided Offers a problem-solution guide to potentially intimidating questions about the process Explains how small associations may often have an advantage over large corporations due to flexibility Coverage features topics including an overview of problems encountered, structure, funding/financing, language and culture, endeavors in specific countries, successes and failures, and what it means to truly become global. Avoid mistakes made by other organizations by going global and ultimately following the paths of those who accomplished their goals.

The world is at the crossroads of either quickly changing the energy picture towards implementing efficient renewable energy sources or postponing this process by another generation. Based on the author\'s more than 30 years industrial experience, this book gives a set of assumptions by extrapolating known technology developments and shows that 100% coverage by renewable technology of the global energy needs is much more probable than previously argued.

Enterprising Nature explores the rise of economic rationality in global biodiversity law, policy and science. To view Jessica\'s animation based on the book\'s themes please visit http://www.bioeconomies.org/enterprising-nature/ Examines disciplinary apparatuses, ecological-economic methodologies, computer models, business alliances, and regulatory conditions creating the conditions in which nature can be produced as enterprising Relates lively, firsthand accounts of global processes at work drawn from multi-site research in Nairobi, Kenya; London, England; and Nagoya, Japan Assesses the scientific, technical, geopolitical, economic, and ethical challenges found in attempts to ‘enterprise nature’ Investigates the implications of this ‘will to enterprise’ for environmental politics and policy