Economic Policy

A political history of the rise and fall of American debt relief. Americans have a long history with debt. They also have a long history of mobilizing for debt relief. Throughout the nineteenth century, indebted citizens demanded government protection...

**Shortlisted for the Deutscher Memorial Prize 2023** For mainstream economics, cultural production raises no special questions: creative expression is to be harvested for wealth creation like any other form of labour. As Karl Marx saw it, however,...

This book represents a considerable revision and expansion of Public Choice II (1989). Six new chapters have been added, and several chapters from the previous edition have been extensively revised. The discussion of empirical work in public choice has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262018692Author Jean HindriksFormat HardbackPage Count 1016Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 1778gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 203mm * 32mm

Time is of the essence. Climate change looms as a malignant force that will reshape our economy and society for generations to come. If we are going to avoid the worst effects of climate change, we are going to need to effectively "decarbonize" the...

'There is no alternative' has been the unofficial mantra of the neoliberal order since its utterance by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s. However, there is an alternative to our crisis-ridden, austerity-inflicted world - and not just one alternative, but...

Defence is the ultimate public good, and it thus falls to government to determine the appropriate amount of public revenue to commit to the defence of the realm. This will depend on history, strategic threat, international security obligations,...

In The Globalization of Inequality, distinguished economist and policymaker Francois Bourguignon examines the complex and paradoxical links between a vibrant world economy that has raised the living standard of over half a billion people in emerging...

The idea that the people have a right to shape political decisions through democratic means is widely accepted. The same cannot be said of the decisions that impact on our everyday economic life in the workplace and beyond. Andrew Cumbers shows why this...

The second edition of Corruption and Government updates Susan Rose-Ackerman's 1999 book to address emerging issues and to rethink old questions in light of new data. The book analyzes the research explosion that accompanied the fall of the Berlin Wall,...

Wages for the majority have been stagnant for decades, but a lucky few have enjoyed a pay bonanza. Top company bosses take home in several days as much as most people earn in a whole year. In this hard-hitting book, Deborah Hargreaves explains why pay...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984879875Author Gene SperlingFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Pamela Dorman BooksPublisher Penguin Adult

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788532037Author Neil McCullochFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 220g

Appointed president of the World Bank in 1995, James Wolfensohn struck it like a whirlwind, determined to reinvent the institution founded by Franklin Roosevelt and his world War II allies. Wolfensohn embraced debt relief for the poorest countries, put...

The Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories since 1967 has many important economic aspects that are often overlooked. In this highly original book, Shir Hever shows that understanding the economic dimensions of the occupation is crucial to...

As ongoing controversies over commercial sex attest, the relationship between capitalism and sexuality is deeply contentious. Economic and sexual practices are assumed to be not only separable but antithetical, hence why paid sex is so often criminalized...

This study begins with a brief survey of economic thought on the relationship between foreign trade and national power, from the Mercantilists on. Chapter II attempts a systematic theoretical approach to the subject. It first makes clear the fundamental...

Over the last few decades, politics in India has moved steadily in a pro-business direction. This shift has important implications for both government and citizens. In Business and Politics in India, leading scholars of Indian politics have gathered to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992778446Author Hunter LovinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Ellen MacArthur Foundation PublishingPublisher Ellen MacArthur Foundation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798881808365Author Phil GrammFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

This book provides an analytical framework for understanding economic crisis and the mechanisms that underpin them. It shows the various ways in which economies can face crisis and the unique impacts that occur when multiple crises happen at the same...

While homeownership has clear benefits among the poor, The Homeowner Ideology shows that the utility of real property rights as an economic resource are severely limited in Sub-Saharan African cities. While global poverty has declined since 1990, it...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739949723Author Hugh GaultFormat HardbackImprint Gretton BooksPublisher Gretton Books

On the faulty intellectual origins of shareholder primacy-and how policy can win back what's been lost. In an era of shareholder primacy, share price is king. Businesses operate with short-term goals to deliver profits to shareholders, enjoying stability...

Which global issues have the most impact on our lives at the beginning of the 21st century? What's the relationship between developments in politics, ecology, the economy, security, and systems of global government? How do we as individuals address the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815774013Author Henry AaronFormat PaperbackPage Count 514Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 703gDimensions(mm)...

The American dream is fading: for nearly two decades, the economy has been performing below par, the quality of life has deteriorated, and the government has not confronted the public problems that concern citizens most. In this provocative book, Alice...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815774136Author Nicolas P. RetsinasFormat PaperbackPage Count 289Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815752196Author Santiago LevyFormat PaperbackPage Count 372Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 644gDimensions(mm)...

A Course in Public Economics, first published in 2004, explores the central questions of whether or not markets work, and if not, what is to be done about it. The first part of the textbook, designed for upper-level undergraduates and first-year graduate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815768036Author Robert L. PaarlbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 216g

The information age technology revolution promises enormous benefits to the U.S. and global economies. Yet if those benefits are to be fully realized, policymakers in the U.S. and abroad must rethink some fundamental premises about how economic activity...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815760856Author Pietro S. NivolaFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 333g

The Political Economy of Education provides academically rigorous yet clear explanations of the economics and politics driving today's educational systems and how economists analyze them. The book covers a host of topics central to teaching about...

The island of Malta, a nonaligned power, received full independence from Great Britain in 1964. Malta's consequent classification as a developing nation compelled its government to initiate many changes in its political, social, and economic ideologies...

While there are a growing number of researchers who are exploring the political and social aspects of the global Renewal movement, few have provided sustained socio-economic analyses of this phenomenon. The editors and contributors to this volume offer...

Eastaugh provides a blend of descriptive and prescriptive economics, as well as a thorough examination of our current fiscal and monetary policies and problems. With an eye to the impact of special interest politics, he shows the difficulties in--and the...

How can the international conservation movement protect biological diversity, while at the same time safeguarding the rights and fulfilling the needs of people, particularly the poor? Contested Nature argues that to be successful in the long-term, social...

The major components of the Chinese financial system as it existed by the end of 1990 are identified. The activities of each component, its relative importance, and the role which each is likely to play in the economy as it develops are discussed. The...

Rewarding is Campagna's broad-sweep analysis of US macroeconomic policy under the several political regimes since WW I, evaluating whether these policies were `justified,' `successful,' and `rational.' Impressive historical scholarship brings alive the...