The Economic Organisation of a Financial System

Author: Edwin H Neave
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 1990-12-21
List price: $190.00
ISBN-10.0415053536
ISBN-13.9780415053532

This book develops a descriptive theory of a financial system’s organizations and functions. It uses an institutional economics framework to reconcile different approaches, including neoclassical economics and managerial finance.



Trade, Globalization and Sustainability Impact Assessment: A Critical Look at Methods and Outcomes
Authors:Paul Ekins, Tancrede Voituriez
Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd.
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2009-06-01
List price: $79.95
ISBN-10: 184407661X
ISBN-13: 9781844076611

Trade liberalization, as promoted by the World Trade Organization (WTO) has become one of the dominant drivers and most controversial aspects of globalization. Trade sustainability impact assessments (SIAs) were introduced as a means of generating better understanding of the social and environmental impacts of trade liberalization and of making those impacts more consistent with sustainable development.

This book takes a hard look at the practice of Trade SIAs to date, and the extent to which they have achieved their objectives and improved the outcomes of trade negotiations. It proposes several ways in which Trade SIAs could be made more effective, and illustrates these in respect of controversial sectors in which trade liberalization has been implemented or proposed, including textiles, services and investment. Finally the book makes proposals beyond SIA through which some of the conflicts between trade liberalization and sustainable development could be more effectively addressed.

Written by top researchers and experts on trade SIAs, this book is vital for researchers, academics, post-graduate students and policy makers working on any aspect of impact assessment, international trade or globalization more generally. In addition, the book will provide a particularly useful background for those considering how the environment and trade interrelate at regional level, with some particular insights on climate change and trade policies.



You’ve Gotta Have Heart: Achieving Purpose Beyond Profit in the Social Sector
Author: Cass Wheeler
Publisher: AMACOM
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2009-01-28
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0814409903
ISBN-13: 9780814409909

We all know that the definition for success in the corporate world is fairly straightforward. To be considered great, companies first need to turn a profit. For organizations in the social sector, however, the challenge is much bigger. To be truly effective, they must stay relevant and, above all, stay true to their mission. For the past thirty-five years, Cass Wheeler has ensured that the American Heart Association has fulfilled its calling to save lives and educate the public about heart disease by adopting some of the same strategies used in the for-profit sector.In You-ve Gotta Have Heart, he shows people at all levels of a nonprofit how to make sure their hard work really pays off. Using examples of some of the American Heart Association and others, Wheeler reveals the leadership skills that will help employees, volunteers, and board members excel at their jobs, become good role models, and build a more visionary, creative, and disciplined nonprofit organization. Readers will discover:why a mission statement is not the same as a sense of mission - the characteristics of successful nonprofit leaders - how to combine the nonprofit mission with the management lessons of the business world - how to define an organization-s core values and business modelFilled with honest, practical, and thoughtful lessons from the author-s own experience, this book will ensure that nonprofits of every size continue to do great and be great.
Book Description

We all know that the definition for success in the corporate world is fairly straightforward. To be considered great, companies first need to turn a profit. For organizations in the social sector, however, the challenge is much bigger. To be truly effective, they must stay relevant and, above all, stay true to their mission. For the past thirty-five years, Cass Wheeler has ensured that the American Heart Association has fulfilled its calling to save lives and educate the public about heart disease by adopting some of the same strategies used in the for-profit sector.

In You’ve Gotta Have Heart, he shows people at all levels of a nonprofit how to make sure their hard work really pays off. Using examples of some of the American Heart Association and others, Wheeler reveals the leadership skills that will help employees, volunteers, and board members excel at their jobs, become good role models, and build a more visionary, creative, and disciplined nonprofit organization. Readers will discover:
why a mission statement is not the same as a sense of mission • the characteristics of successful nonprofit leaders • how to combine the nonprofit mission with the management lessons of the business world • how to define an organization’s core values and business model

Filled with honest, practical, and thoughtful lessons from the author’s own experience, this book will ensure that nonprofits of every size continue to do great and be great.