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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Paperback,
06/04/2006,
£9.99
£8.99
Assume nothing, question everything. This book is about crack dealers, cheating teachers and bizarre baby names that turned everyone's view of the world upside-down and more.
Migration: Economic Change, Social Challenge
Paperback,
20/07/2017,
£22.99
£20.69
This book addresses some of the many social challenges created by migration flows over the past decades. The volume brings together research from three different fields: economics, sociology and political science.
Thomas Piketty's 'Capital in the Twenty First Century': An Introduction
Paperback,
01/08/2017,
£7.99
£7.19
An introduction to Thomas Piketty's monumental work
Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations
Paperback,
15/07/2017,
£5.99
£5.39
200 years after it was written, Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations is still debated by governments internationally. Smith argued that 'mercantilism'-the theory that the national economy exists solely to strengthen the government, thus the government should regulate the economy-was wrong.
Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Paperback,
03/07/2017,
£5.99
£5.39
Focusing on the differences he observed in economic behavior between Catholics and Protestants, Weber's seminal 1905 work examines the role that morality plays in the lives people choose to lead seeking to isolate beliefs and practices that influenced economic behaviour.
Friedrich Hayek's The Road to Serfdom
Paperback,
15/07/2017,
£5.99
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Friedrich Hayek's The Road to Serfdom (1944) analyzes the ways in which excessive government planning can erode democracy. The work draws influential parallels between the totalitarianism of both left and right, questioning the central government control exerted by Western democracies.
Thomas Pikkety's Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Paperback,
05/07/2017,
£5.99
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In his best selling book Capital in the Twenty-First Century, economist Thomas Piketty argues that capitalism has no tendency towards a fair distribution of wealth taking issue with the idea that inequality declines as capitalism matures.
Thomas Malthus' An Essay on the Principle of Population
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15/07/2017,
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One of the most influential books on economics ever written, An Essay on the Principle of Population remains one of the most controversial, too.
John Maynard Keynes' The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
Paperback,
04/07/2017,
£5.99
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Classical economics suggests that market economies are self-correcting in times of recession or depression, and tend toward full employment and output. But English economist John Maynard Keynes disagrees. In his ground-breaking 1936 study The General Theory, Keynes argues that traditional economics has misunderstood the causes of unemployment.
Charles Kindleberger's Manias, Panics and Crashes
Paperback,
04/07/2017,
£5.99
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When Manias, Panics, and Crashes was published (1978), the world was entering a new period of global economic turbulence. Economists based their analyses on the assumption that investors act rationally and often communicated their ideas with dry, technical language.
Eric Lybeck's Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
Paperback,
05/07/2017,
£5.99
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Europeans once thought all swans were white, and white' was part of how they defined 'swan.' Then black swans were discovered, and the definition changed forever. I
Mahbub ul Haq's Reflections on Human Development
Paperback,
04/07/2017,
£5.99
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Considered his most important work, Mahbub ul Haq's Reflections on Human Development appeared at the end of his career in international development, and consolidates his revolutionary contribution to the discipline.
Robert E. Lucas Jr.'s Why doesn't capital flow from rich to poor countries?
Paperback,
05/07/2017,
£5.99
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Because the potential returns appear to be greater in poorer countries than in the developed world, modern economic theory implies that rich countries should continually invest in poor countries until returns balance out.
David Graeber's Debt: The First 5000 Years
Paperback,
15/07/2017,
£5.99
£5.39
Born in 1961, US anthropologist and activist David Graeber was weaned on leftist politics, and declared himself an anarchist at age 16. He became an anthropology professor, and his early cultural research in Madagascar exposed him to poverty that he saw as caused by pressures to repay excessive government debt.
Pocket Piketty
Paperback,
01/09/2017,
£6.99
£6.29
A handy introduction to one of the 21st century's most important works on the economy.
End of Alchemy: Money, Banking and the Future of the Global Economy
Paperback,
09/03/2017,
£10.99
£8.00
The former Governor of the Bank of England argues for fundamental changes to the financial system in order to reduce the risk of a new crisis.
Economics For Dummies 2ed
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25/03/2011,
£16.99
£15.29
Grasp the history, principles, theories, and terminology of economics with this updated bestseller
Since the initial publication of Economics For Dummies in 2005, the U.S. has endured a number of drastic changes and events that sent its economy into a tailspin.
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: A Brief History of Capitalism
Hardback,
15/10/2017,
£14.99
£11.19
In this short book, world famous economist Yanis Varoufakis sets out to answer his daughter Xenia's deceptively simple question. Using personal stories and famous myths - from Oedipus and Faust to Frankenstein and The Matrix - he explains what the economy is and why it has the power to shape our lives.
Oxford Dictionary of Economics 4ed
Paperback,
15/03/2012,
£11.99
£10.79
A bestselling dictionary. Wide-ranging and authoritative, it covers all aspects of economics, including economic theory as well as applied micro and macroeconomics and now also terms relevant to the financial crisis. An essential book for professional economists as well as for students and teachers of economics, business, and finance.
Storm: The World Economic Crisis and What It Means
Paperback,
01/02/2010,
£8.99
£8.09
In his number 1 bestseller, Vince Cable, 'the sage of the credit crunch' (Daily Telegraph) explains how we got in to this mess and what it means.'The best book you can read to understand what on earth is going on out there.' Independent
Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
Paperback,
22/02/2018,
£9.99
£8.99
The Sunday Times BestsellerLonglisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2017`The John Maynard Keynes of the 21st century.' George Monbiot, Guardian`This is sharp, significant scholarship .
Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea
14/12/2014,
£10.99
£9.89
In Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea, Mark Blyth, a renowned scholar of political economy, provides a powerful and trenchant account of the shift toward austerity policies by governments throughout the world since 2009.
Ha-Joon Chang's Kicking Away the Ladder
Paperback,
15/07/2017,
£5.99
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Ever since the nineteenth century, people have claimed that the prosperity enjoyed by the First World was the result of its devotion to unconstrained economic freedoms. Chang claims that, in fact, First World success was due to exactly the kinds of state intervention that traditional economic thinking consistently opposes today.
Whoops!
Paperback,
07/10/2010,
£9.99
£8.99
We are, to use a technical economic term, screwed. The cowboy capitalists had a party with everyone's money and now we're all paying for it. What went wrong? And will we learn our lesson - or just carry on as before, like celebrating surviving a heart attack with a packet of Rothmans? This book tells the true story of the economic crisis.
City: London and the Global Power of Finance
Paperback,
13/06/2017,
£10.99
£9.89
Radical insider's account of how the city of London really works
Only Game in Town: Central Banks, Instability, and Avoiding the Next Collapse
Paperback,
02/06/2017,
£12.99
£11.69
Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
Hardback,
06/04/2017,
£20.00
£18.00
Identifies seven ways in which mainstream economics has led us astray, and sets out a roadmap for bringing humanity into a sweet spot. This title deconstructs the character of "Rational economic man" and explains what really makes us tick. It also aims to reframe and redraw the future of economics for a new generation.
Why Information Grows
Paperback,
07/04/2016,
£9.99
£8.99
What is economic growth? And why, historically, has it occurred in only a few places? Previous efforts to answer these questions have focused on institutions, geography, finances, and psychology. This book argues that in order to fully grasp the nature of economic growth we need to turn to the science of information, networks and complexity.
Economics: A Very Short Introduction
Paperback,
22/02/2007,
£7.99
£7.19
Combining a global approach with examples from everyday life, this work describes the lives of two children who live very different lives in different parts of the world: in the Mid-West USA and in Ethiopia. Along the way, it provides an introduction to key economic factors and concepts such as individual choices, national policies, and equity.
Chronicles: On Our Troubled Times
Hardback,
06/04/2016,
£20.00
£18.00
Presents an analysis of the financial crisis, what has happened since and where we should go from here. Tackling a wider range of subjects than in Capital, from productivity in Britain to Barack Obama, this book deals with liberation.
Hubris: Why Economists Failed to Predict the Crisis and How to Avoid the Next One
Hardback,
07/04/2015,
£18.99
£17.09
A frank assessment of economists' blindness before the financial crash in 2007-2008 and what must be done to avert a sequel
Europe's Deadlock: How the Euro Crisis Could be Solved -- and Why it Still Won't Happen
Paperback,
23/02/2016,
£7.99
£7.19
European Economy 1914-2000
Paperback,
11/01/2001,
£32.99
£29.69
The European Economy 1914-2000 provide an invaluable guide to the major economic changes in both Wester and Eastern Europe during the twentieth century.
Consolations of Economics: How We Will All Benefit from the New World Order
Hardback,
19/06/2014,
£16.99
£15.29
In the next twenty years the world economy will enjoy one of its strongest periods of growth. Greater innovation and technical change will increase opportunities. Life expectancy, income and educational standards will rise. This book looks objectively at the changing global economy - what is happening and what it means.
Economics: The User's Guide: A Pelican Introduction
Paperback,
01/05/2014,
£8.99
£8.09
What is economics? What can - and can't - it explain about the world? Why does it matter? This book teaches economics at Cambridge University, and writes a column for the Guardian.
Money and Football; A Soccernomics Guide
Paperback,
18/06/2015,
£8.99
£8.09
Why Chievo Verona, Unterhaching, and Scunthorpe United Will Never Win the Champions League, Why Manchester City, Roma, and Paris St. Germain Can,and Why Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Manchester United Cannot Be Stopped
Second Curve
Hardback,
12/03/2015,
£14.99
£13.49
Offers a glimpse into the future and shows what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. The author looks at the trends in capitalism and asks whether it is a sustainable system. He explores the dangers of a society built on credit, and challenges the myth that remorseless growth is essential.
Foundations of Economics 4ed
Paperback,
14/04/2016,
£44.99
£38.24
Assuming no prior knowledge of economics, this is an essential introduction to the subject designed specifically for undergraduate students. The author's accessible approach is combined with a wealth of questions and reflection points to ensure students fully understand key topics, and are able to apply their knowledge throughout.
Joy of Tax
Paperback,
16/06/2016,
£8.99
£8.09
Whilst we may not like tax very much, in contrast it is clear that we really do like the public services which governments provide. This title shows what tax is for and how it contributes to the creation of the society we aspire to.
Something Will Turn Up: Britain's Economy, Past, Present and Future
Paperback,
07/07/2016,
£9.99
£8.99
Animal Spirits
Paperback,
01/02/2010,
£9.95
£8.96
The global financial crisis has made it clear that powerful psychological forces are imperiling the wealth of nations. This title challenges the economic wisdom that got us into this mess, and puts forward a vision that transforms economics and restores prosperity. It asserts the necessity of an active government role in economic policymaking.
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