Economics

Why do some countries in the developing world achieve growth with equity, while others do not?

The global financial crisis and recession have placed great strains on the free market ideology that has emphasized economic objectives and unregulated markets.

Gendered Trajectories explores why industrial societies vary in the pace at which they reduce gender inequality and compares changes in women's employment opportunities in Japan and Taiwan over the last half-century.

This book is a political history of economic life.

This book provides an in-depth investigation of the link between human capital and economic growth.

Fans of baseball, football, basketball, and hockey have long been exploited and oppressed by the monopolistic practices of team owners.

'Remi Adekoya is a welcome blast of unsentimental rigour into a race debate clogged up with emotion and moralism.

The early 21st century has not been kind to California's reputation for good government.

Written by Robert Zimmerman and Ann Lehman--leading experts in the field of fundraising and board development--Boards That Love Fundraising not only shows that all board members (no matter the level of experience) can learn to raise funds but also provides effective tips to the more experienced fundraisers.

Bangladeshi villagers sharing cell phones helped build what is now a thriving company with more than $200 million in annual profits.

Managing Risk in Organizations offers a proven framework for handling risks across all types of organizations.

This updated edition of Mal Warwick's landmark book Revolution in the Mailbox has been thoroughly revised to provide your nonprofit organization with the most current and comprehensive survey of direct mail fundraising available anywhere.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK*An Economist, Financial Times, Times and New Statesman Book of the Year*Shortlisted for the FT Business Book of the Year Award and the British Academy Book Prize, Longlisted for the Wainwright Conservation Writing Prize'Compelling' TIM MARSHALL'Lively, rich and exciting' PETER FRANKOPAN'Vitally important' TIM HARFORD_____________Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium.

Founder of the phenomenon social media account PreachersNSneakers tackles how faith, capitalism, consumerism, and (wannabe) celebrity have collided and asks both believers and nonbelievers alike: how much is too much?

The federal policy changes that Congress and the President will have to make as we approach the 21st century will be among the most far-reaching since the enactment of the New Deal.

How remittances-money sent by workers back to their home countries-support democratic expansionIn the growing body of work on democracy, little attention has been paid to its links with migration.

When the first rumblings of the coming financial crisis were heard in August 2007, three men who were never elected to public office suddenly became the most powerful men in the world.

In Feb 2006, a Danish newspaper printed twelve highly provocative caricatures of the prophet Muhammad.

Fast-paced and dramatic re-telling of the financial crisis that nearly bought the developed world to its knees.

How the rise of the West was a temporary exception to the predominant world orderWhat accounts for the rise of the state, the creation of the first global system, and the dominance of the West?

'A classic' - Simon Kuper, Financial Times'Brilliant' - James O'Brien, author of How to be RightThe five laws that confirm our worst fears: stupid people can and do rule the world.

*** Shortlisted for the 2020 Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year ***It's time to do things differently.

*The Sunday Times Bestseller*'Inspiring and illuminating' JAMES O'BRIENPicked as a 2023 highlight by the Guardian---------------Our legal system often feels like it only works for the rich and powerful.

In 2006, while travelling in Argentina, young entrepreneur Blake Mycoskie encountered children too poor to afford shoes, who developed injuries on their feet that often led to serious health problems.

Both campaigns are treating people like simpletons.

The UK economy is heading for a disastrous period of austerity and stagnation GDP growth is unsustainable, debt is increasing, inequality is widening and unemployment is high.

Have you ever wondered why there is a light in your fridge but not in your freezer?

Soaring oil prices caused four out of the last five recessions.

Why does the top one per cent of the population capture such a disproportionate amount of the wealth?

The state of the global economy affects every single one of us.

The Economic Naturalist is back with a whole batch of intriguing new questions and answers, drawn from his New York Times columns, that reveal how we really behave when confronted with economic choices.

The ancient birthplace of some of the world's major religions and now a modern nuclear power, India is experiencing spectacular economic growth.

'Sprightly written and anecdote-rich' FINANCIAL TIMESThe 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 and the rest.

The proposed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) represents a historic change in relations among Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Through a mixture of innovation and regulation, a future is being mapped out free of carbon and pollutants.

In fast-moving markets, no organization can expect to identify and keep the best ideas by working in isolation; innovation is now running on an open model, with input from a variety of disciplines and sources, including specialists, employees, suppliers and, in particular, customers and clients.

Un libro indispensable para entender el presente y prepararnos para el futuro.

Krypto Währungen verstehen, Ihr Weg zum erfolgreichen Trader bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über die Welt der Kryptowährungen und deren Handelsmöglichkeiten.

Looking at how Britain pays its way in the world today.

'A Malcolm Gladwell-style social psychology/behavioural economics primer' Evening StandardLow-level dishonesty is rife everywhere, in the form of exaggeration, selective use of facts, economy with the truth, careful drafting - from Trump and the Brexit debate to companies that tell us 'your call is important to us'.

What are countries famous for making?

The financial crisis brought the world to the brink of economic breakdown.

This book is a new introduction to the history and practice of economic anthropology by two leading authors in the field.

After the most serious economic crash since the 1930s and the slowest recovery on record, austerity rules.

We have long been told that corporations rule the world, their interests seemingly taking precedence over states and their citizens.

The pursuit of wealth has captivated people s attention for centuries.

Lobbying has long been part of the political landscape.

The contemporary debate on economic policy is dominated by the issue of 'which model of capitalism works best'.

For over three decades neoliberalism has been the dominant economic ideology.

In this enormously influential book, Jurgen Habermas examines the deep tensions and crisis tendencies which underlie the development of contemporary Western societies and develops a powerful analysis of the legitimation problems faced by modern states.