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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.
How an Economy Grows and Why it Crashes
Hardback,
21/02/2014,
£23.99
£21.59
Offers straight answers to every question you've ever had about how the economy works and how it affects your life. This title starts with three guys on an island who barely survive by fishing barehanded.
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
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,
£45.99
£41.39
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.
Something Will Turn Up: Britain's Economy, Past, Present and Future
Paperback,
07/07/2016,
£9.99
£8.99
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
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.
Dictionary of Economics
Paperback,
12/01/2017,
£11.99
£10.79
This bestselling and authoritative dictionary covers all aspects of economics including theory, policy, and applied micro and macroeconomics on a global scale. An essential book for professional economists as well as for students and teachers of economics, business, and finance.
And the Weak Suffer What They Must?: Europe, Austerity and the Threat to Global Stability
Paperback,
02/02/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
The crisis in Europe is not over, it's getting worse. In this narrative of Europe's economic rise and spectacular fall, the author, former finance minister of Greece, shows that the origins of the collapse go far deeper than our leaders are prepared to admit - and that we have done nothing so far to fix them.
Wealth of Humans: Work and its Absence in the Twenty-First Century
Paperback,
30/03/2017,
£9.99
£8.99
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.
Why Globalization Works
Paperback,
04/02/2005,
£9.99
£8.99
A powerful case for the global market economy
Alternative Assets: Investments for a Post-Crisis World
Hardback,
22/10/2010,
£39.99
£35.99
* This book will provide investors with a primer on eachalternative asset class, plus practical tips on pros and cons,implementation, returns analysis, and fees and costs * It will also provide introductory guidance on how to setinvestment targets, and how alternative assets can be accommodatedwithin the allocation process .
Economyths : Ten Ways that Economics Gets it Wrong
Paperback,
06/05/2010,
£12.99
£11.69
From the inability of wealth to make us happier, to our catastrophic blindness to the credit crunch, this book reveals ten ways in which economics has failed us. It explains how the economy is the result of complex and unpredictable processes; how risk models go astray; and, why the economy is not rational or fair.
Economyths
Paperback,
01/03/2012,
£8.99
£8.09
From the inability of wealth to make us happier, to our catastrophic blindness to the credit crunch, this book reveals ten ways in which economics has failed us. It explains how the economy is the result of complex and unpredictable processes; how risk models go astray; and, why the economy is not rational or fair.
Pillars of Finance: The Misalignment of Finance Theory and Investment Practice
Hardback,
13/05/2014,
£27.99
£25.19
Written by bestselling finance author Guy Fraser-Sampson, this is a provocative account of the severe limitations of modern finance, advocating a bold new way forward for the finance industry. The Pillars of Finance is a lively and provocative read, challenging some of the core beliefs of modern finance.
Economics
Paperback,
20/01/2012,
£36.99
£33.29
A refreshingly straightforward textbook that reinforces understanding of economic theory by placing student experiences at the heart of learning. Easy to follow concepts are presented at an appropriate pace and in a relevant and engaging manner, while still covering all the essential material needed on an introductory economics module.
Price of Inequality
Paperback,
08/04/2013,
£10.99
£9.89
Explains why we are experiencing destructively high levels of inequality - and why this is not inevitable. This book focuses chiefly on the gross inequality to which these systems give rise, but also explains how inextricably interlinked they are.
Global Financial Crisis in Retrospect: Evolution, Resolution, and Lessons for Prevention
Hardback,
05/01/2017,
£86.00
£51.00
This book provides a uniquely comprehensive explanation of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis and resulting scholarly research in the context of building an agenda for reform.
Reclaiming Development: An Alternative Economic Policy Manual
Paperback,
16/01/2014,
£13.99
£12.59
A groundbreaking book by leading authors that fundamentally challenges the central tenets of development discourse - as relevant today as when it was originally published in 2004.
Bad Samaritans: The Guilty Secrets of Rich Nations and the Threat to Global Prosperity
Paperback,
01/05/2008,
£8.99
£8.09
Argues that in theory the world's wealthiest countries and supra-national institutions like the IMF, World Bank and WTO want to see all nations developing into modern industrial societies. This book describes that in practice, though, those at the top are 'kicking away the ladder' to wealth that they themselves climbed.
Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few
Paperback,
02/06/2016,
£12.99
£11.69
From acclaimed thinker and former US Labor Secretary Robert Reich: how capitalism can be fixed.
Bayesian Econometric Methods
Paperback,
15/01/2007,
£34.99
£31.49
This book aims to teach Bayesian econometrics by providing a wide range of solved exercises.
Megachange
Paperback,
22/03/2012,
£15.00
£13.50
Suitable for those who want to know what the next four decades hold in store, this title charts the rise and fall of fertility rates across continents; how energy resources will change in light of new technology, and how different nations will deal with major developments in science and warfare.
Statistics for Business and Economics: First European Edition
Paperback,
27/03/2012,
£54.99
£44.99
Every business area relies on an understanding of statistics to succeed. Statistics for Business and Economics by Carlos Cortinhas and Ken Black shows students that the proper application of statistics in the business world goes hand-in-hand with good decision making.
Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner?: A Story About Women and Economics
Paperback,
07/01/2016,
£8.99
£8.09
Global shift 7ed
Paperback,
17/12/2014,
£44.99
£40.49
With over 120,000 copies sold worldwide, Peter Dicken's Global Shift has been the definitive work on economic globalization for almost 30 years now. A tried, trusted and unrivalled resource for undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers across the social sciences, this is a seminal text from an internationally renowned author.
Rise and Fall of Nations: Ten Rules of Change in the Post-Crisis World
Hardback,
07/06/2016,
£25.00
£22.50
Parsing the complicated flood of data on debt, trade and capital flows, this book explains exactly which numbers are most telling for a nation's fortunes, and when they signal a turn for the better or worse. It is suitable for the business executive or investor - interested in a new economics focused on what is coming next, not on the past.
Governing the Present: Administering Economic, Social and Personal Life
Paperback,
11/04/2008,
£17.99
£16.19
This volume brings together for the first time key papers from the the work of influential social theorists Peter Miller and Nikolas Rose, including those that set out the basic frameworks, concepts and ethos of their approach to the analysis of political power and the state.
Other People's Money: Masters of the Universe or Servants of the People?
Paperback,
21/04/2016,
£9.99
£8.99
Positive Linking
Hardback,
05/07/2012,
£12.99
£11.69
According to the author, the mechanistic viewpoint of conventional economics is drastically limited - because it cannot comprehend the vital nature of networks. In this book, he shows, network effects make conventional approaches to policy, whether in the public or corporate sectors, much more likely to fail.
Positive Linking
Paperback,
06/06/2013,
£9.99
£8.99
Our social and economic worlds have been revolutionised by a massive increase in our awareness of the choices, decisions, behaviours and opinions of other people. In this title, the author shows network effects make conventional approaches to policy, whether in the public or corporate sectors, more likely to fail.
Economics Express: Environmental Economics
Paperback,
08/08/2013,
£15.99
£14.39
This title is designed to engage students with the research, debates, and practical applications of economics. The book will help build up student confidence in approaching exams and assignments.
Economics Express: Macroeconomics
Paperback,
08/08/2013,
£14.99
£13.49
All specialist economics students, plus students taking a non-specialist module, and social science students taking an economics module will need this book.
Economics Express: Microeconomics
Paperback,
08/08/2013,
£14.99
£13.49
All specialist economics students, plus students taking a non-specialist module, and social science students taking an economics module will need this book. It will equip them for all various styles of assessment they may face, including paper-based examinations involving longer or shorter questions.
Why Information Grows: The Evolution of Order, from Atoms to Economies
Hardback,
04/06/2015,
£20.00
£18.00
In Why Information Grows, rising star Cesar Hidalgo offers a radical interpretation of global economics. What is economic growth? And why, historically, has it occurred in only a few places? This book answers this questions.
Managerial Economics
7,
20/01/2000,
£40.99
£36.89
Intended for intermediate and final year undergraduate, first year graduate and MBA programmes in managerial economics and applied microeconomic analysis, this work covers the areas of managerial economics courses, and complements theoretical concepts with practical applications. It includes lists of key terms and chapter summaries.
Owning Our Future: The Emerging Ownership Revolution
Paperback,
04/06/2012,
£19.99
Offers a bold solution to our recurring economic crises: innovative new forms of institutional ownership.Takes the reader on a global journey to meet the people and organizations that are pioneering new forms of life - sustaining ownership.By the author of the classic The Divine Right of Capital.Looking around at the wreckage left...
Economics
Paperback,
07/04/2014,
£54.99
£49.49
One of the leading Economics principles texts in the UK and Europe, restructured and reorganized to more directly match economics students' course structures and learning and assessment needs.
Inequality
Hardback,
20/03/2015,
£19.95
£17.96
Inequality and poverty have returned with a vengeance in recent decades. To reduce them, we need fresh ideas that move beyond taxes on the wealthy. Anthony B. Atkinson offers ambitious new policies in technology, employment, social security, sharing of capital, and taxation, and he defends them against the common arguments and excuses for inaction.
Flash Boys: Cracking the Money Code
Paperback,
23/03/2015,
£9.99
£8.99
Tells the story of the multi-millionaires and whizz kids who scammed the banking system in the blink of an eye - and the whistle blowers who tried to stop them.
Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics as if People Mattered
Paperback,
16/09/1993,
£9.99
£8.99
A study of economics and its purpose. It examines our modern economic system - its use of resources and impact on how we live - questioning whether they reflect what we truly care about.
When to Rob a Bank: A Rogue Economist's Guide to the World
Hardback,
05/05/2015,
£14.99
£13.49
Why don't flight attendants get tipped? If you were a terrorist, how would you attack? And why does KFC always run out of fried chicken? This book helps you discover why taller people tend to make more money; why it's so hard to predict the Kentucky Derby winner; and why it might be time for a sex tax.
Great Divide
Paperback,
25/04/2016,
£10.99
£9.89
Why has inequality increased in the Western world - and what can we do about it? This title argues that inequality is a choice - the cumulative result of unjust policies and misguided priorities. It exposes the inequality that is afflicting America and other Western countries in thrall to neoliberalism.
Romantic Economist
Paperback,
06/02/2014,
£8.99
£8.09
William is an economist, which means he is good at reducing an infinitely complex world into a set of clear, rational principles about the way people and markets behave. Unfortunately, he has never been able to replicate this in the world of romance. In this book, he sets out to apply the rules of economics to save his floundering love life.
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