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Markets, Money and Empire: Political Economy of the Australian Wool
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This provocative analysis challenges the belief that, in the first half of this century, Australia was dependent on Great Britain. Instead, "Markets, Money and Empire", suggests that Australia enjoyed considerable...
The Oxford Handbook of Latin American Economics
Latin America has been central to the main debates on development economics, ranging from the relationships between income inequality and economic growth, and the importance of geography versus institutions in...
State and Society in Post-War Japan
State and Society in Post-War Japan integrates the previous work of disciplinary specialists into a coherent account of how Japanese society has changed since the war. Bernard Eccleston focuses on...
Rethinking Camelot: Jfk the Vietnam War & U.S Political Culture
Rethinking Camelot is a thorough analysis of John F. Kennedy's role in the U/S. invasion of Vietnam and a probing reflection on the elite political culture that allowed and encouraged...
Grand Pursuit: The Story of the People Who Made Modern Economics
From the bestselling author of A Beautiful Mind, a brilliant new approach to the story of modern economics and to understanding how we got into today's financial mess. As the...
The Future of Success
The internet-driven marketplace offers unprecedented opportunities, but this technology also drives relentless competition. When consumers can change allegiance with the click of a mouse, sellers must make constant improvements -...
The New Geography of Innovation: The global contest for breakthrough
The US is the source of just about all the technologies that define modern life: personal computers, operating systems, smartphones, e-commerce, web browsers, email, search engines, social networks, electric cars...
The Battle for Zimbabwe
This book considers the role of critics and observers, the role and treatment of the press within Zimbabwe and the often contradictory responses to Mugabe from the international community. It...
Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and
A masterpiece of narrative reporting and an explosive investigation into the history of Donald Trump's wealth, from two Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters - revealing how a man once thought to be...
Keynes: The Return of the Master
In the current financial crisis Keynes has been taken out of his cupboard, dusted down, consulted, cited, invoked and appealed to about why events have taken the course they have...
The War Below: AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 'TODAY': Lithium, copper, and
The world is moving towards replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy. But building electric vehicles, solar panels, and millions of other devices requires digging more mines. Critical minerals are vital...
BBQ Economics: How money works and why it matters
From interest rates to the price of cheese and everything in between, this is an essential guide to the New Zealand economy, how it works and why it matters. Should...
Brexit and Ireland: The Dangers, the Opportunities, and the Inside
The essential Irish guide to Brexit Brexit represents potentially the single greatest economic and foreign-policy challenge to the Irish state since the Second World War. There is hardly any area...
Growth: A Reckoning
A revelatory account of the past, present, and future of economic growth - and how we should rethink it Over the past two centuries, economic growth has freed billions from...
Slow Down or Die: The Economics of Degrowth
One of the most deeply ingrained beliefs of our age is that perpetual economic growth is the solution to most, if not all, of society's problems. In Slow Down or...
Creative Capitalism
Bill Gates is not only the world's most successful capitalist; he's the world's biggest philanthropist. Gates has approached philanthropy the same way he revolutionized computer software: with a fierce ambition...
The New Reckoning: Capitalism, States and Citizens
We are told that this is a new world, with which old theories cannot cope. But the dynamic driving the current global transformation is not as new as our pundits...
Short Cuts: Economics: Navigate Your Way Through the Big Ideas
Your expert guide to understanding the models, morals, minefields and mechanisms of the modern global marketplace. What with trickle down and level up, boom and bust, stimulus and stagflation, green...
Climate Capitalism: Winning the Global Race to Zero Emissions / "An
A THE TIMES BEST SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR ONE OF PROSPECT 'S TOP THINKERS 2024 'INCREDIBLE STORIES OF CLIMATE INNOVATIONS WE DON'T HEAR ENOUGH ABOUT ' BILL...
Just Earth: How a Fairer World Will Save the Planet
'Everyone should read this book' - George Monbiot 'A compelling read for anyone who cares about all lives on our planet' - Tanya Steele CBE, CEO of WWF UK In...
The Silent Takeover
Noreena Hertz's groundbreaking political book has established itself as an essential socio-economic text as the world faces the challenge of the power of big business. This fascinating insight into the...
Trust: The New Foundations of Global Prosperity
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Explains the relationship between culture and economics and predicts which countries will win the ongoing battle for economic dominance.
Climate Clangers: The Bad Ideas Blocking Real Action
The impacts of climate change keep getting worse, but the typical framing of the problem and the solutions so far being pursued are seriously insufficient. As a result, the steps...
Money: A Story of Humanity
*AS HEARD ON RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK* THE INTERNATIONAL #1 BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2024 NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR A WATERSTONES NON-FICTION...
The Future is Smart: How Your Company Can Capitalize on the Internet
Are you ready for the IoT revolution The Internet of Things (IoT) will soon be everywhere-embedded in interconnected devices we'll use every day, and this book documents the shifts now...
Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia
'A brilliant book' Alastair Campbell, The Rest is Politics 'The essential, must-read insider account of the West's cat and mouse economic warfare against Russia and how it is changing the...
Of Labour and Liberty: Distributism in Victoria 1891-1966
What will the future of work, social freedom and employment look like? In an era of increased job insecurity and social dislocation, is it possible to reshape economics along democratic...
The Future of Capitalism: How Today's Economic Forces Will Shape
Capitalism stands alone, and apparently triumphant. Socialism is almost a memory. The social welfare state is under siege, if not already broke. But the economic, social and political forces heading...
Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius
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An instant New York Times bestseller, in a sweeping narrative the author of the esteemed A Beautiful Mind takes us on a journey through modern history with the men and...
Money: A Story of Humanity
*AS HEARD ON RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK* THE INTERNATIONAL #1 BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2024 NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR A WATERSTONES NON-FICTION...
Making Progress: How Good Policy Happens
Learn about transformational reforms like paid parental leave, the NDIS, the Apology to the Stolen Generations, and revolutionising pensions from Labor's Jenny Macklin, with insights from Julia Gillard, Ross Garnaut,...
International Finance: Contemporary Issues
In today's global economy, the international business community requires a thorough knowledge and understanding of the complexities of international finance. In this fourth edition, Maurice Levi successfully integrates both the...
Can Japan Compete?
Can Japan Compete? is a major new development of Michael Porter's theory of competitive positioning, in which he examines the 'two Japans' - one highly competitive and one highly uncompetitive....
The Great Wave: The Era of Radical Disruption and the Rise of the
An urgent examination of the great wave of change breaking over today's world - from the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and New York Times bestselling author of The Death of Truth...
Slow Down or Die: The Economics of Degrowth
One of the most deeply ingrained beliefs of our age is that perpetual economic growth is the solution to most, if not all, of society's problems. In Slow Down or...
The Corporation in the Twenty-First Century: AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF
SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR...
The Corporation in the Twenty-First Century: AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF
'A brilliant analysis of how business really works. Informative, funny, and full of deep insights'Mervyn King'A very entertaining read'Evan DavisFor generations, we have defined a corporation as a business run...
Tanked: Why the British Economy is Failing and How to Fix It
In the autumn of 2022, Liz Truss took Britain on a journey into economic la-la land and comprehensively tanked the economy. The result? Higher mortgages and rents, soaring inflation, debt...
Blood and Treasure: The Economics of Conflict from the Vikings to
Blood and Treasure is the story of the economics of conflict from the Viking Age to the war in Ukraine. Wars are expensive, both in human terms and monetary ones....
Tanked: Why the British Economy is Failing and How to Fix It
In the autumn of 2022, Liz Truss took Britain on a journey into economic la-la land and comprehensively tanked the economy. The result? Higher mortgages and rents, soaring inflation, debt...
The Art of Statistics: Learning from Data
How can statistics help us understand the world? Can we come to reliable conclusions when data is imperfect? How is statistics changing in the age of data science? Statistics has...
Human Resources: Slavery and the Making of Modern Britain - in 39
The transatlantic slave trade is often seen as separate part of British history: a module in a history course, a chapter in a book. But - from the maps we...
The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets: A Fractal View of Risk, Ruin and Reward
Benoit Mandelbrot, father of fractal geometry, revolutionised our understanding of the models of modern financial theory. This new edition includes material on the current market crisis, calling for an end...
Economic Philosophy
Joan Robinson (1903-1983) was one of the greatest economists of the twentieth century and a fearless critic of free-market capitalism. A major figure in the controversial 'Cambridge School' of economics...
Political Risk: Facing the Threat of Global Insecurity in the
Political risk - the probability that a political action could significantly affect an organisation - is changing fast, and it's more widespread than ever before. In the past, the chief...
Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data
Once considered tedious, the field of statistics is rapidly evolving into a discipline Hal Varian, chief economist at Google, has actually called "sexy." From batting averages and political polls to...