Political economy

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.

This new study deals with the unfolding of the great political and economic transformations of the modern Egyptian state from the appointment of Muhammad Ali as governor of Egypt in 1805 to the era of President Mubarak, with a special focus on the period 1990 2005, which witnessed a rigorous implementation of structural adjustment policies, the acceleration of economic privatization and liberalization, the emergence of a group of neoliberals within the ruling National Democratic Party, and the consolidation of business interests and representation in parliament and government.

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.