Economic systems and structures

Europe has not been so weak and divided for a long time.

Europe has not been so weak and divided for a long time.

This edited volume is about the Australian difference and how Australia's economic and social policy has diverged from the approach of other countries.

This edited volume is about the Australian difference and how Australia's economic and social policy has diverged from the approach of other countries.

The prevailing aspiration of business is performance, while that of society is progress.

This book fills an important gap in the knowledge about labor market conditions in Egypt in the aftermath of the Arab Spring uprisings, and it analyzes the results of the latest round of the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey carried out in early 2012.

This book fills an important gap in the knowledge about labor market conditions in Egypt in the aftermath of the Arab Spring uprisings, and it analyzes the results of the latest round of the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey carried out in early 2012.

Offshore outsourcing- the movement of jobs to lower-wage countries- is one of the defining features of globalization.

Explanation of the success and failure of the Roman economy is one of the most important problems in economic history.

The Liberal Party and the Economy, 1929-1964 explores the reception, generation, and use of economic ideas in the British Liberal Party between its electoral decline in the 1920s and 1930s, and its post-war revival under Jo Grimond.

There has been little analysis of the constitutional framework for management of the UK economy, either in constitutional law or regulatory studies.

There has been little analysis of the constitutional framework for management of the UK economy, either in constitutional law or regulatory studies.

Since the global financial crisis of 2008/09, international cooperation has failed to curb volatile financial markets.

Japan remains one of the dominant economic powers.

Engaging with the growing popular and academic interest in the "e;spiritual but not religious,"e; Andrea R.

Engaging with the growing popular and academic interest in the "e;spiritual but not religious,"e; Andrea R.

The transformation of women's lives over the past century is among the most significant and far-reaching of social and economic phenomena, affecting not only women but also their partners, children, and indeed nearly every person on the planet.

Modern-day markets do not arise spontaneously or evolve naturally.

Modern-day markets do not arise spontaneously or evolve naturally.

Recent elections in the advanced western democracies have undermined the basic foundations of political systems that had previously beaten back all challenges -- from both the left and the right.

Recent elections in the advanced western democracies have undermined the basic foundations of political systems that had previously beaten back all challenges -- from both the left and the right.

There are three basic institutional systems for governing the exchange of property.

There are three basic institutional systems for governing the exchange of property.

From 1978 through the turn of the century, China was transformed from a state-owned economy into a predominantly private economy.

From 1978 through the turn of the century, China was transformed from a state-owned economy into a predominantly private economy.

The first book length study of property-owning democracy, Republic of Equals argues that a society in which capital is universally accessible to all citizens is uniquely placed to meet the demands of justice.

China's rise is altering global power relations, reshaping economic debates, and commanding tremendous public attention.

China's rise is altering global power relations, reshaping economic debates, and commanding tremendous public attention.

The transformation of women's lives over the past century is among the most significant and far-reaching of social and economic phenomena, affecting not only women but also their partners, children, and indeed nearly every person on the planet.

Global capitalism is affected by the malaises of stagnation, financial fragility, increased income inequality, growing wealth concentration at the top, and a vanishing fair social contract.

Global capitalism is affected by the malaises of stagnation, financial fragility, increased income inequality, growing wealth concentration at the top, and a vanishing fair social contract.

Technology and globalization are uprooting and reshaping daily life.

The first book length study of property-owning democracy, Republic of Equals argues that a society in which capital is universally accessible to all citizens is uniquely placed to meet the demands of justice.

As Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward argued in the early seventies, in a capitalist economy, social welfare policies alternatingly serve political and economic ends as circumstances dictate.

With real case stories, Wells and Ahmed bring to life both the hopes for and the failures of international guarantees of property rights for investors in the developing world.

Over the last decade, market-based incentives have become the regulatory tool of choice when trying to solve difficult environmental problems.

Can the ethical mission of health care survive among organizations competing for survival in the marketplace?

Emotion is one of the defining forces in our lives.

In The Future of the Euro, a group of the world's top political economists analyze the fundamental causes of the euro crisis, determine how it can be fixed, and consider what likely futures lie ahead for the currency.

German economic performance has astonished the world.

German economic performance has astonished the world.

As Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward argued in the early seventies, in a capitalist economy, social welfare policies alternatingly serve political and economic ends as circumstances dictate.

In The Future of the Euro, a group of the world's top political economists analyze the fundamental causes of the euro crisis, determine how it can be fixed, and consider what likely futures lie ahead for the currency.

How has China been able to maintain high-speed economic growth during the last thirty-plus years and successfully transform itself from a poor, backward, and developing country to become the world's second-largest economy?

How has China been able to maintain high-speed economic growth during the last thirty-plus years and successfully transform itself from a poor, backward, and developing country to become the world's second-largest economy?

The twenty-first century workplace compels Americans to be more flexible, often at a cost to their personal well-being.

The twenty-first century workplace compels Americans to be more flexible, often at a cost to their personal well-being.

'It's often said that books are compulsory reading, but this book really is compulsory.

Two of the UK's leading economists call for an end to extreme individualism as the engine of prosperity 'provocative but thought-provoking and nuanced' TelegraphThroughout history, successful societies have created institutions which channel both competition and co-operation to achieve complex goals of general benefit.

'A witty and timely debunking of some of the biggest myths surrounding the global economy' - ObserverHa-Joon Chang's 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism turns received economic wisdom on its head to show you how the world really works.