Economics can be inspiring – often taking a stand against convention, achieving challenging results, discussing unorthodox viewpoints and suggesting new policies. This work illustrates the inspirational quality of economics and shows how this differs from the type of economics studied in many academic institutions. The author introduces insights into economics from a psychological perspective, dealing …
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Einführung in die Computergraphik: Grundlagen, Geometrische Modellierung, Algorithmen (Mathematische Grundlagen der Informatik) (German Edition)
Dieses Buch gibt eine umfassende Einführung in die verschiedenen Aspekte der modernen Computergraphik. Neben der Diskussion grundlegender Fragestellungen (Koordinatensysteme, Rasterung, Farbmodelle) werden dabei sowohl die geometrische Modellierung dreidimensionaler Objekte als auch deren graphische Darstellung behandelt. Weiterhin wird die Rolle der Computergraphik in aktuellen Anwendungen wie Animation, Visualisierung oder Virtual Reality beleuchtet. Unterstützt durch zahlreiche, z.T. …
Read More »Making Sense of Globalization: A Guide to the Economic Issues (CEPR Policy Paper)
Globalization is, in some respects, a centuries-old phenomenon. Only now, however, are we examining which aspects of the current wave are old and which are new and the effects of these on poverty and inequality in the world. Furthermore, it is difficult to be sure whether the poor economic performance of some countries (notably in …
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Thomas Bernhard und seine Lebensmenschen. Der Nachlaß.
Die psychoanalytisch-interaktionelle Methode. Theorie und Praxis.
Guide to Diagnostic Testing
This diagnostic book is designed to help busy residents and students. Written in three sections, it is organized according to modalities of patient care from a presenting complaint to diagnosis and then follow-up. The first section, clinical symptoms, features an algorithms and tables format. The second section consists of data evaluation, and includes consideration of …
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Swiss Financial Law in the International Context
The book renders a basic overview, in the English language, of current issues and problems in international and Swiss finance market law for both an international and national readership. The first part is concerned with basic facts and figures and the international framework upon which Swiss finance market law is based (in particular, the IMF, …
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