Economic systems and structures

Industrial policy has long been regarded as a strategy to encourage sector-, industry-, or economy-wide development by the state.

Capitalism represents the greatest engine of material well-being that the world has ever seen.

It would be easy to cheat someone on eBay.

*The #1 Sunday Times bestseller*'Explosive and beautifully told these truths can set us free' - Danny Dorling'This book is dynamite shining a spotlight on the evils of neoliberalism, shattering the myth that there is no alternative , and laying the foundations for a new politics' - Caroline LucasHow can you fight something if you don t know it exists?

Czechia has been a member state of the European Union for more than eighteen years.

Global capital markets are in a state of flux.

Anticipating and planning your organization's response to an emergency situation isn't just a good idea: it's a federal requirement.

A deep-dive into the heart of modern financial markets, the authors explore why and how people trade - and the consequences.

In this provocative new study, Zak Cope makes the case that capitalism is empirically inseparable from imperialism, historically and today.

This Element moves toward building a new moral political economy, offering a theory of change and principles for institutional redesign.

Water and Sanitation: Economic and Sociological Perspectives presents the complex interrelationships involved in the development of water resources.

Why does the Chinese government allow village elections?

SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019From one of the most important economic thinkers of our time, a brilliant and far-seeing analysis of the current populist backlash against globalization and how revitalising community can save liberal market democracy.

Seeking improved health and increased income have long been common goals.

Amid the shift towards neoliberalism and the privatization of resources, this book provides a radical new lens to view property and property theory.

This book offers a fresh take on a major question of global debate: what explains the rise in economic fraud in so many societies around the world?

Following his timely and well-received A Failure of Capitalism, Richard Posner steps back to take a longer view of the continuing crisis of democratic capitalism as the American and world economies crawl gradually back from the depths to which they had fallen in the autumn of 2008 and the winter of 2009.

A major reappraisal, by the Nobel-prizewinning economist, of the relationship between capitalism and freedomDespite its manifest failures, the narrative of neoliberalism retains its grip on the public mind and the policies of governments all over the world.

Addressing the big questions about how technological change is transforming economies and societiesRapid technological change-likely to accelerate as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic-is reshaping economies and how they grow.

In today's world, organizations face a multitude of problems that require an unprecedented need for tools to share information and work better together.

"e;Makes a reader feel like a time traveler plopped down among men who were by turns vicious and visionary.

Current political discourse emphasizes the globalized nature of security threats, and focusing on Latin America, this book identifies local complexities of Human Security.

Cross-disciplinary and critical in its approach, The SAGE Handbook of Housing Studies is an elucidating look at the key issues within the field.

The long history of China’s relationship between stability, diversity, and prosperity, and how its current leadership threatens this delicate balance  “Riveting.

Privatising Justice takes a broad historical view of the role of the private sector in the British state, from private policing and mercenaries in the eighteenth century to the modern rise of the private security industry in armed conflict, policing and the penal system.

'Kennard reports with devastating precision.

This is the story of how a small island on the edge of Europe became one of the world's major tax havens.

Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions stands out from the competition due to its focus on three key characteristics: studies from scholars in different countries, with different research questions, relying on different theoretical perspective.

Until now, the growing body of work on environmental anthropology has largely ignored the unavoidable impact of global capitalism on the environment and the extent to which capital itself is a key driver of climate change.

Research on Economic Inequality is a well-established publication of quality research.

This book seeks to balance normative prescriptions on fiscal policy with its practical aspects in the context of the Indian scenario.

Egypt is a country of its people.

Thirty years ago, the economic system of the Soviet empiresocialismseemed definitively discredited.

First published in 1984.