Political economy

A visionary case for a new monetary system that is interest-free, just and stableAs a medium of exchange, money is one of the most ingenious inventions of mankind, as it facilitates the trade of goods and services and allows for specialization and the division of labor.

Populist upheavals like Trump, Brexit, and the Gilets Jaunes happen when the system really is rigged.

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The logics and ethics of neoliberal capitalism dominate public discourses and politics in the early twenty-first century.

Lobbying has long been part of the political landscape.

Your country needs your help, not physically or monetarily but intellectually.

Commercial banks UBS and HSBC embroiled in scandals that in some cases exposed lawmakers themselves as tax evaders.

At a recent meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, it was reported that a ghost was haunting the deliberations of the assembled global elite - that of the renowned social scientist and economic historian, Karl Polanyi.

The problem of rent is at the root of vital social concerns in the twenty-first century, ranging from the climate emergency and spiralling economic inequality to the repercussions of global economic crises.

In this important new book, Geoffrey Ingham draws on neglected traditions in the social sciences to develop a theory of the social relation of money.

The book investigates the ways in which state-centred approaches to international relations have limited our understanding of global, political, economic and cultural processes.

Globalisation is the process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas and other aspects of culture.

What unites Google and Facebook, Apple and Microsoft, Siemens and GE, Uber and Airbnb?

Essential, visionary essays about our post-carbon future Climate change, along with the depletion of oil, coal, and gas dictate that we will inevitably move away from our profound societal reliance on fossil fuels; but just how big a transformation will this be?

Twenty-five years after the end of the Cold War, a new Cold War is being waged in our societies.

This new and updated edition of Michael Hudson's classic political economy text explores how and why the US came to achieve world economic hegemony.

"e;A compelling explanation of the deep-seated mechanisms at work in the international credit system"e; from the coauthor of Debt, the IMF, and the World Bank (Counterfire).

This brilliantly concise book is a classic introduction to Marx's key work, Capital.

Once deemed a dysfunctional democracy with a feckless set of political institutions and a drunk economy, today s Brazil has undergone a complete reversal of fortune.

Traditional economics is built on the assumption of self-interested individuals seeking to maximize personal gain, but that is far from the whole story.

"e;Voskoboynik's book offers an exhilarating introduction to our ecological crisis, what caused it, and how we can imagine a better future.

Today, the European Union is facing a crisis as serious as anything it has experienced since its origins more than half a century ago.

We are told that this is a new world, with which old theories cannot cope.

Analyses the European Union''s constitutional transformation during the euro crisis, especially the interaction between politics and the ECJ in its materialization.

Something dramatic happened in the late summer and autumn of 2008.

"e;Rai subjects the projects of both national development and globalization to searching scrutiny through a gender lens.

Social relations are crucial for understanding diverse economic actions and a network perspective is central to that explanation.