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Its on the televisions, in the papers and in our minds. Every day were bludgeoned by news of how bad everything is financial collapse, unemployment, growing poverty, environmental disasters, disease, hunger, war. But the rarely acknowledged reality is that the economic and social progress of the past few decades has been unprecedented and that by almost any index you care to identify, things are markedly better now than they have ever been for almost...
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"In The Founding Fortunes, historian Tom Shachtman offers an in-depth look at a time when money became as vital as guns in securing victory on the Revolutionary War's battlefields, and how some of America's wealthiest men risked their fortunes to aid the new country even as they reaped benefits from its independence. While history teaches that successful revolutions depend on participation by the common man, the establishment of a stable and independent...
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La expansión de la frontera agropecuaria y la inversión de infraestructura en viviendas, caminos y presas a lo largo de toda la Cuenca del Río Pilcomayo, caracterizan las trayectorias recientes de los proyectos de desarrollo implementados en la región. La aceleración y reconfiguración de los procesos de apropiación y valorización en esta formación social de fronteras han promovido niveles de diferenciación económico-sociales inexistentes...
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Chicagonomics explores the history and development of classical liberalism as taught and explored at the University of Chicago. Ebenstein's tenth book in the history of economic and political thought, it deals specifically in the area of classical liberalism, examining the ideas of Friedrich Hayek and Milton Friedman, and is the first comprehensive history of economics at the University of Chicago from the founding of the University in 1892 until...
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In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible summaries fit into your life. Economics shapes every aspect of our world, from personal financial decisions to global politics. Learning more about key economic theories...
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Syriza's victory in the recent Greek general election shook the foundations of the Western political establishment and gave hope to the millions suffering the austerity measures imposed by the European Troika. Millions asked, how did this happen and what is it about Greece that created such a centre of radicalism?
This insider's account, from Syriza's Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and economist Christos Laskos, shows that that the narrative...
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The book consists of preface, introduction, six chapters and two appendixes. The first chapter deals with the last decades of the Ottoman rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The second chapter analyses interest of Austro-Hungary for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The third chapter gives the overview of literature of Austro-Hungarian period in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The fourth chapter is about methodology, and introduces formulae and equations used in the chapters...
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Este libro, que consta de seis capítulos, tiene la intención de sistematizar las experiencias controladas de socialización económica realizadas paralelamente, desde hace más de diez años por el Grupo de Investigación en Psicología Económica y del Consumo de la Universidad de La Frontera y por el Grupo de Investigaciones de Desarrollo Humano de la Universidad del Norte, que puedan servir de referentes a las instituciones encargadas de la formulación...
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D. P. O'Brien, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Durham, is the author or editor of many books, including J. R. McCulloch and Thomas Joplin and Classical Macroeconomics.
The Classical Economists Revisited conveys the extent, diversity, and richness of the literature of economics produced in the period extending from David Hume's Essays of 1752 to the final contributions of Fawcett and Cairnes in the 1870s. D. P. O'Brien thoroughly...
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Horst Siebert is President Emeritus of the Kiel Institute for World Economics, Steven Muller Professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins University, and Jelle Zijlstra Professorial Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies. He previously served as a member of the German government's Council of Economic Advisors for twelve years. He is the author of The World Economy, Economics of the Environment, and the author or editor of numerous other...
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Leviathan is back
The threat of statism has reemerged in force. The federal government has radically expanded its power-through bailouts, "stimulus" packages, a trillion-dollar health-care plan, "jobs bills," massive expansions of the money supply, and much more. But such interventionism did not suddenly materialize with the recent economic collapse. The dangerous trends of government growth, debt increases, encroachments on individual liberty,...
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"Winner of the Talcott Parsons Prize, American Academy of Arts and Sciences" Albert O. Hirschman is a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He is the author of many books, including Exit, Voice, and Loyalty and The Strategy of Economic Development. Robert H. Frank is Godwin Smith Professor of Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at Cornell University. He is the author of Luxury Fever (Princeton).
Why does society oscillate between...
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Is Capitalism doomed; how long is its shelf-life? Can its promise of prosperity and the 'good life' be sustained? Have stories of its impending demise been exaggerated? If some soothsayers are to be believed it has been on a downward slippery slope at least since the financial crash over a decade ago, so that its days may well be numbered. This work analyses the place of the free market economy in modern society, distinguishes between neo-liberalism...
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Paul W. Drake and Mathew D. McCubbins are Professors of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. Drake is the author of Socialism and Populism in Chile, 1932-52; The Money Doctor in the Andes; and Labor Movements and Dictatorships. McCubbins is coauthor of The Democratic Dilemma (with Arthur Lupia); The Logic of Delegation (with D. Roderick Kiewiet); and Legislative Leviathan (with Gary W. Cox).
Why would sovereigns ever grant...
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Bringing under consideration a significant time span, this brief history of economics is an ideal course for acquainting understudies with the field. This course represents how the thoughts of the considerable economics experts affected social orders along with themselves moulded by their social situation. Not does this course only discuss the history of economics but also talks upon the following topics:
Introduction to economics
Basics of economics
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16) La economía de las desigualdades: Cómo implementar una redistribución justa y eficaz de la riqueza
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El aumento de las desigualdades generadas por un capitalismo ávido es el gran tema de este libro. ¿Por qué un grupo de ricos herederos debería disponer de unos ingresos vedados a los que sólo cuentan con su fuerza de trabajo y sus talentos? Thomas Piketty está sacudiendo con sus propuestas el mundo del análisis y el pensamiento económico y social.
A partir de una base de datos monumental y en constante actualización, y tomando distancia de...
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In the 20th century, privatization and market capitalism have reconstructed Eastern Europe and lifted 800 million people - in China, Brazil, and India - out of poverty. In Economics Does Not Lie, noted French journalist Guy Sorman reveals that behind this unprecedented growth is not only the collapse of state socialism but also a scientific revolution in economics - one that is as of yet dimly understood by the public but increasingly embraced by...
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This muckraking classic, which eventually led to regulation of the Standard Oil Company, was the inaugural work for crusading journalists whose mission was to expose corruption and abuse during the early 20th century. The history combined descriptions of John D. Rockefeller's business practices with his personal characteristics, creating an image of a cunning and ruthless person.
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Marking the 75th anniversary of the first meeting of the Mont Pèlerin Society, in 1947, this volume presents for the first time the original transcripts from this landmark event. The society was created by Friedrich Hayek as a forum for leading economists and intellectuals to discuss and debate classical liberal values in the face of a rapidly changing world and political trends toward socialism. Bruce Caldwell, a major scholar of Hayek, provides...
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Este ensayo constituye un intento de entender cómo se fue formando la economía de la Nueva Granada bajo unas relaciones sociales caracterizadas por la servidumbre y el esclavismo. Encuentra, sin embargo, que no se desarrolló un sistema político feudal, lo cual fue impedido por la política de la Corona española. Se trata en especial de realzar el legado institucional que deja España, que incluye los sistemas político, legal y religioso. Se...
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