The 1848 discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in northern California set off a mining explosion that greatly hastened the development of the American...

This book presents information on minority commercial radio and television ownership in the United States. It reviews the history of such ownership...

Today, millions people use mobile devices like smartphones and tablet computers on a daily basis to communicate and obtain information. Further, du...

Smartphones can provide services based on consumers' location, raising potential privacy risks if companies use or share location data without cons...

Mobile phones have clearly become ubiquitous and a standard aspect of daily life for many American consumers in the last decade. Ongoing innovation...

The consumer financial services market has seen the increasing use and proliferation of mobile technology to access financial services and manage p...

The fast evolution of the technology, social network services and mobile platforms have transformed the traditional notions of community and interc...

This book focuses on tourism sectors and models the latest trends in tourism activity while providing a new vision for contemporary tourism economy...

The United States is a maritime nation. From its origin as 13 former colonies to its place as the pre-eminent world power today, our Nation's succe...

Freedom of poverty is a universal human prerogative and right. Hence the tackling of poverty in developing countries is a social obligation for gov...

These authors’ knowledge of the nuances of movie and television accounting shines through the pages of this book, which is sure to become a standar...

This book provides an overview of the complexities of the Copyright Act's provisions concerning music licensing in the digital age. Copyright law p...

The authors of this book provide and discuss new research on performance measurements, types, and impacts on stock returns of mutual funds. Chapter...

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) entered into force on January 1, 1994. The overall economic impact of NAFTA is difficult to measure...

This book presents the staggering details of the US Government's national energy program. Over 150 energy-related program activities and 11 tax pre...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages public lands and the national forests, which are managed US Forest Service (FS) face key issues....

The central policy objective of a national infrastructure bank is to increase investment in infrastructure. Greater investment is desired because h...

This book examines national levee safety with a focus on recommendations and strategic plan implementations of the National Committee on Levee Safe...

A small federal agency, NMB facilitates labour relations in two key transportation sectors -- railroads and airlines -- through mediation and arbit...

Manufacturing plays an important role in the nation's economy, employment, and national defence. Accordingly, Congress has maintained a strong inte...

Natural gas markets in North America had a tumultuous year in 2008. This contrasted with the relative stability of 2007. In early 2008, the market ...