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American Empire and the Political Economy of Global Finance by Leo Panitch 9780230236080
RRP: £89.99£89.87In a lively critique of how international and comparative political economy misjudge the relationship between global markets and states, this book demonstrates the central place of the American state in today's world of globalized finance. The... -
The Economy in the Reagan Years: The Economic Consequences of the Reagan Administrations by Anthony S. Campagna 9780313288661
£83.24The arguments over the economic policies of the Reagan Administration will continue until sufficient time has elapsed for a consensus to be possible. In the meantime, it is necessary for contemporary scholars to record their opinions as a base for the... -
The 2010 Meltdown: Solving the Impending Jobs Crisis by Edward E. Gordon 9780275984366
£83.64Ed Gordon marshals a vast amount of data to illustrate how various trends are converging to create a labor vacuum-with potentially disastrous consequences for economic competitiveness and individual opportunity. He sounds a wake-up call to business... -
How Nations Grow Rich: The Case for Free Trade by Melvyn B. Krauss 9780195112375
RRP: £25.49£19.99There can be no doubt, writes economist Melvyn Krauss, that the prosperity of the industrial nations since the Second World War has been due largely to global specialization and interdependence. No one country does all tasks today - products are designed... -
The Process of Investment in the Soviet Union by David A. Dyker 9780521143813
RRP: £30.99£23.80This 1983 book presents a comprehensive account of the cycle of fixed capital investment in the Soviet Union, from strategic decision-taking in the Kremlin down to the level of individual building sites. Dr Dyker places the subject in the context of... -
The United States since 1980 by Dean Baker 9780521860178
RRP: £80.00£42.05This book, first published in 2007, describes the sharp right turn the United States has taken following the election of Ronald Reagan as president in 1980. The treatment details how the policies pursued by the Reagan administration were a break from... -
The Economic Theory of Modern Society by Michio Morishima 9780521291682
RRP: £36.99£28.38This volume was originally published in 1976. The difference types of society in the world - capitalist, socialist, mixed, etc. - have many features in common, despite their dissimilarities. The object of this book is to make clear the economic logic of... -
Redefining the State: Privatization and Welfare Reform in Industrial and Transitional Economies by Nicolas Spulber 9780521024181
RRP: £30.99£23.80Redefining the State examines in historical perspective the changes of the role of the state with regard to public ownership and the scope of welfare in the main industrial and transitional economies. These changes have given rise to illuminating debates... -
An Assessment of the Investment Climate in Nigeria by Giuseppe Iarossi 9780821377970
RRP: £21.95£21.86Nigeria has a clear vision of where it wants to be. The country's vision 2020 expresses a bold desire to be among the top twenty economies by the year 2020. The economy has posted impressive growth figures since 2003 driven by higher oil prices and a... -
Data-Driven Policy Impact Evaluation by Paolo Paruolo 9781013271496
RRP: £50.95£44.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013271496Author Paolo ParuoloFormat HardbackPage Count 344Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g -
Libertarian Communism: Marx, Engels and the Political Economy of Freedom by Ernesto Screpanti 9780230018969
RRP: £89.99£89.87Central to this book is a discussion of the notion of freedom in Marx and Engel's work. The book argues that the libertarian foundations of political economy were present in Marx's and Engel's work and utilizes contemporary theories of freedom to... -
The Decline and Fall of Europe by Francesco M. Bongiovanni 9780230368927
RRP: £44.99£44.97Moving from the birth of Europe to the current crisis, this irreverent and topical book questions the relevance of the European Union today, addressing issues ranging from immigration and Turkish integration to the sovereign debt crisis, and whether this... -
Path Dependency and Macroeconomics by P. Arestis 9780230236004
RRP: £89.99£89.87This fifth volume in the International Papers in Political Economy (IPPE) series focuses on the theme of path dependency and macroeconomics in terms of both theory and applications. The volume examines how path dependency is linked with notions of... -
Public Debt Management: Theory and History by Rudiger Dornbusch 9780521392662
RRP: £110.00£82.41As Europe proceeds towards economic and monetary union, fiscal convergence and the prospect of a common money are at the centre of discussion. This volume from the Centre for Economic Policy Research brings together theoretical, applied and historical... -
Property Taxes and Tax Revolts: The Legacy of Proposition 13 by Arthur O'Sullivan 9780521461597
RRP: £100.00£72.17Property tax revolts have occurred both in the United States and elsewhere. This book examines the causes and consequences of such revolts with a special focus on the California experience with Proposition 13. The work examines the consequences of... -
The Political Economy of Industrial Democracies by Douglas A Jr Hibbs 9780674494039
£55.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674494039Author Douglas A Jr HibbsFormat HardbackPage Count 335Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 653g -
Urban Transportation Planning in the United States: An Historical Overview, 2nd Edition by Edward Weiner 9780275963293
£83.64The development of U.S. urban transportation policy over the past 50 years illustrates the changing relationship between federal, state, and local governments. This comprehensive text examines the evolution of urban transportation planning from early... -
Economic Policy in the Carter Administration by Anthony S. Campagna 9780313295683
£83.24The Carter administration took office at an unfortunate time as far as economics is concerned. The economy was floundering, and the oil crisis and energy problems were all too prevalent. The author explains that as Carter turned to fighting inflation, he... -
Privatizing Toll Roads: A Public-Private Partnership by Wendell C. Lawther 9780275969004
£83.24Providing an in-depth case study of a highly successful public-private partnership, this book offers valuable insights for privatizing an existing public service. A mix of theory and empirical analysis, the study initially creates and explains a model... -
The Economics and Politics of NGOs in Latin America by Carrie A. Meyer 9780275970994
£39.49The burgeoning sector of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Latin America-funded by Northern donors-is both catalyzing and responding to change, as states, market, and civil society realign in an age of information technology and globalization. The... -
Political Economy of Money: Emerging Fiat Monetary Regime by George Macesich 9780275965723
£65.53Since 1971, when the Bretton Woods gold exchange standard ended, the world has been on a fiat monetary regime, with various fiat currencies managed according to the discretion of the issuing country. Inherent in this regime is a basic problem-the ease... -
The Political Economy of NGOs: State Formation in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh by Jude L. Fernando 9780745321714
£30.33This book explores the paradoxical relationship between NGOs and capitalism, showing that supposedly progressive organisations often promote essentially the same policies and ideas as existing governments. It examines how a diverse group of NGOs have... -
The Decline and Fall of the U.S. Economy: How Liberals and Conservatives Both Got It Wrong by William M. Wallace 9780313383793
£65.53This highly original book puts the crash of 2008 into a broad perspective by digging deeply into the misguided theories behind the policies that allowed it to happen. Who was responsible for the 2008 crash? The Decline and Fall of the U.S. Economy: How... -
Residential Electricity Subsidies in Mexico: Exploring Options for Reform and for Enhancing the Impact on the Poor by Kristin Komives 9780821378847
£13.81Large and growing subsidies to residential consumers in Mexico have become a major policy concern. This report explains the growth of subsidies, the current distribution of subsidies across income classes, and uses utility and household survey data to... -
UK Tax Policy and Applied General Equilibrium Analysis by John Piggott 9780521104593
RRP: £36.99£28.38At the time of this volume's publication in 1985, general equilibrium modelling had become a significant area of applied economic research. Its focus was to develop techniques to facilitate economy-wide quantitative assessment of allocative and... -
Innovation Through Knowledge Transfer: 2014 by C. Birch 9780956151674
RRP: £45.95£40.31This book contains papers presented at the sixth International conference on Innovation through Knowledge Transfer, InnovationKT-14, held at the University of Greenwich, 2-4 April 2014. The theme of the conference was an important one. All developed... -
Regional Perspectives on Globalization by James Petras 9780230004665
RRP: £44.99£44.97The authors provide new perspectives on how we should think about globalization, its impacts and forms of resistance and response. Twelve regional chapters, encompassing all of the major regions of the world, provide a global dialogue and reveal the... -
The State Economic Handbook 2008 Edition by S. Watkins 9780230600492
RRP: £44.99£44.97The State Economic Handbook is a new annual reference book profiling the economy, demography, political environment, and business climates for each of the 50 states. This information, gathered from a variety of sources and clearly presented in one... -
The International Political Economy of Coffee: From Juan Valdez to Yank's Diner by Richard L. Lucier 9780275928988
£83.64The most severe frost of the twentieth century ravaged Brazilian coffee-growing areas in 1975--leading to a worldwide increase in coffee prices of more than 400 percent. This unique volume traces the political and economic effects of the frost from U.S... -
Commercial Competition and National Security: Comparing U.S. and German Export Control Policies by Claus Hofhansel 9780275954659
£83.24U.S. and German export control policies are compared, showing how these policies have responded to the changes in the international environment, including the end of the Cold War. The policy differences are explained through an analysis of differences in... -
Perspectives and Issues in International Political Economy by Polychronis Polychroniou 9780275940164
£83.64This work brings together a collection of original essays on the contemporary study of international political economy (IPE). It provides contrasting and challenging interpretations of the study of IPE and the global political economy in general. It also... -
The Political Economy of International Technology Transfer by John McIntyre 9780899301280
£83.64This new volume, written by 13 recognized experts in their fields, is the first work to simultaneously investigate three major contexts in which technology transfer occurs--North-South, West-West, and East-West--and to bring together state of the art... -
Basic Income Worldwide: Horizons of Reform by Matthew C. Murray 9780230285422
RRP: £89.99£89.87In the midst of growing criticism of current economic orthodoxies and welfare systems, basic income is growing in popularity. This is the first book to discuss existing at examples of basic income, in both rich and poor countries, and to consider its... -
Marx's Theory of Price and its Modern Rivals by H. Nicholas 9780230302570
RRP: £89.99£89.87Marx's Theory of Price and its Modern Rivals provides an original look at how Marx understood the role of money, extending his theory to consider how prices move over the course of business cycles. Key modern theories of price are also analysed;... -
Financing Long-Term Care in Europe: Institutions, Markets and Models by Joan Costa-Font 9780230249462
RRP: £89.99£89.87Forecasts predict that those in need of long-term care in Europe will double in the next 50 years. This book offers a full understanding of the institutional responses and mechanisms in place to finance old age and provides analysis of demand and supply... -
Income Inequality: Why It Matters and Why Most Economists Didn't Notice by Matthew P. Drennan 9780300209587
£44.98The first book-length treatment to conclusively demonstrate the link between income inequality and the 2008 financial crisis and Great Recession Prevailing economic theory attributes the 2008 crash and the Great Recession that followed to low interest... -
China Joins the World Progress & Prospects by Elizabeth Economy 9780876092255
£17.03Since the 1970s, the United States has facilitated China's entry into world affairs. What are the results of the effort to integrate China into the international community at an early stage in its rise? How has the international system affected Chinese... -
Taxation in a Global Economy: Theory and Evidence by Andreas Haufler 9780521782760
RRP: £110.00£82.41The increasing international mobility of capital, firms and consumers has begun to constrain tax policies in most OECD countries, playing a major role in reforming national tax systems. Haufler uses the theory of international taxation to consider the... -
Deregulatory Takings and the Regulatory Contract: The Competitive Transformation of Network Industries in the United States by J.Gregory Sidak 9780521658713
RRP: £46.99£36.59This 1998 book addresses deregulatory policies that threaten to reduce or destroy the value of private property in network industries without any accompanying payment of just compensation, policies that are termed 'deregulatory takings'. The authors... -
Creating a Real Wealth Economy: From Phantom Wealth to a Wiser Future for All Humanity by Finley Eversole 9780991307906
RRP: £12.90£11.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991307906Author Finley EversoleFormat PaperbackPage Count 370Imprint Creative AgePublisher Creative AgeWeight(grams) 494g