Economics
By:"Walter J. Wessels"
Published on 2000 by Barron's Educational Series
Barron's Business Review Books make excellent supplements to college text-books or serve as fine main texts in adult education courses or business brush-up programs.
This Book was ranked 5 by Google Books for keyword economics.
Fibre and Micro-concrete Roofing Tiles
By:"International Labour Office","United Nations Industrial Development Organization"
Published on 1992 by International Labour Organization
This Book was ranked 30 by Google Books for keyword micro.
Identity Economics
By:"George A. Akerlof","Rachel E. Kranton"
Published on 2010-01-21 by Princeton University Press
Identity Economics provides an important and compelling new way to understand human behavior, revealing how our identities--and not just economic incentives--influence our decisions. In 1995, economist Rachel Kranton wrote future Nobel Prize-winner George Akerlof a letter insisting that his most recent paper was wrong. Identity, she argued, was the missing element that would help to explain why people--facing the same economic circumstances--would make different choices. This was the beginning of a fourteen-year collaboration--and of Identity Economics. The authors explain how our conception of who we are and who we want to be may shape our economic lives more than any other factor, affecting how hard we work, and how we learn, spend, and save. Identity economics is a new way to understand people's decisions--at work, at school, and at home. With it, we can better appreciate why incentives like stock options work or don't; why some schools succeed and others don't; why some cities and towns don't invest in their futures--and much, much more. Identity Economics bridges a critical gap in the social sciences. It brings identity and norms to economics. People's notions of what is proper, and what is forbidden, and for whom, are fundamental to how hard they work, and how they learn, spend, and save. Thus people's identity--their conception of who they are, and of who they choose to be--may be the most important factor affecting their economic lives. And the limits placed by society on people's identity can also be crucial determinants of their economic well-being.
This Book was ranked 7 by Google Books for keyword economics.
Cellular Robotics and Micro Robotic Systems
By:"Toshio Fukuda","Tsuyoshi Ueyama"
Published on 1994-01-01 by World Scientific
This book introduces interesting topics, from concepts to the latest research, on cellular and micro robotic systems. The cellular robotic system is a self-organizing robotic system composed of a large number of autonomous robotic units, named cells. This idea came from the organic structure of a living body. Several attractive topics in this area are covered, such as swarm intelligence, communications, and robotic mechanisms. The micro robotic system is currently the most fascinating technology. Micro mechanisms, control and intelligence, with respect to this system are treated here. The combination of both technologies will prepare the way for a new paradigm in the field of engineering.
This Book was ranked 11 by Google Books for keyword micro.
