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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,
£66.99
£60.29
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.
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.
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.
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.
Global shift 7ed
Paperback,
17/12/2014,
£46.99
£42.29
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.
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.
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.
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.
Reclaiming Development: An Alternative Economic Policy Manual
Paperback,
16/01/2014,
£12.99
£11.69
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,
£9.99
£8.99
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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