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The Routledge Handbook of Collective Intentionality by Marija Jankovic 9780367572747
RRP: £45.99£40.53The Routledge Handbook of Collective Intentionality provides a wide-ranging survey of topics in a rapidly expanding area of interdisciplinary research. It consists of 36 chapters, written exclusively for this volume, by an international team of experts... -
Greed Is Dead: Politics After Individualism by Paul Collier
RRP: £9.99£7.11Two of the UK's leading economists call for an end to extreme individualism as the engine of prosperity 'provocative but thought-provoking and nuanced' TelegraphThroughout history, successful societies have created institutions which channel both... -
Ripples from the Zambezi: Passion, Entrepreneurship, and the Rebirth of Local Economies by Ernesto Sirolli 9780865713970
RRP: £25.00£12.80Not your average (boring!) book on economic development, this is an inspired account of a revolutionary approach to revitalizing urban and rural economies, one person at a time. Through "Enterprise Facilitation," depressed communities can build lasting... -
Why Most Things Fail by Paul Ormerod
RRP: £12.99£9.09From the best-selling author of The Death of Economics and Butterfly Economics, a ground-breaking look at a truth all too seldom acknowledged: most commercial and public policy ventures will not succeed.Paul Ormerod draws upon recent advances in biology... -
The Almighty Dollar: Follow the Incredible Journey of a Single Dollar to See How the Global Economy Really Works by Dharshini David 9781783963386
RRP: £16.99£11.76Have you ever wondered why we can afford to buy far more clothes than our grandparents ever could . . . but may be less likely to own a home in which to keep them all? Why your petrol bill can double in a matter of months, but it never falls as fast?;... -
The Son Also Rises: Surnames and the History of Social Mobility by Gregory Clark
RRP: £17.99£13.10How much of our fate is tied to the status of our parents and grandparents? How much does it influence our children? More than we wish to believe. While it has been argued that rigid class structures have eroded in favor of greater social equality, The... -
The Rotten Heart of Europe by Bernard Connolly
RRP: £15.99£11.61'The Brussels Commission has just suspended its senior economist, Bernard Connolly, for writing a book savaging the prospects for a common currency. There are many who now believe he should be lauded as a prophet.' Observer, Editorial, 1 October... -
South vs North: India's Great Divide by Nilakantan RS
£20.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789393986344Author Nilakantan RSFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Juggernaut PublicationPublisher Juggernaut PublicationDimensions(mm) 250mm * 200mm *... -
Capital and Imperialism: Theory, History, and the Present by Utsa Patnaik
RRP: £20.00£16.44Those who control the world's commanding economic heights, buttressed by the theories of mainstream economists, presume that capitalism is a self-contained and self-generating system. Nothing could be further from the truth. In this pathbreaking... -
The Financial Crisis: Who is to Blame? by Howard Davies 9780745651644
£18.09There is still no consensus on who or what caused the financial crisis which engulfed the world, beginning in the summer of 2007. A huge number of suspects have been identified, from greedy investment bankers, through feckless borrowers, dilatory... -
The Great European Rip-off: How the Corrupt, Wasteful EU is Taking Control of Our Lives by David Craig 9781847945709
RRP: £16.99£12.28In this EU referendum year, it's time for people across Europe to look at what really goes on in Brussels in our name. It has been estimated that the EU costs us around GBP1,000 billion a year - an incredible GBP2000 for every man, woman and child in... -
Understanding Institutions: The Science and Philosophy of Living Together by Francesco Guala 9780691171784
RRP: £35.00£27.74Understanding Institutions proposes a new unified theory of social institutions that combines the best insights of philosophers and social scientists who have written on this topic. Francesco Guala presents a theory that combines the features of three... -
Understanding Photojournalism by Jennifer Good
RRP: £27.99£24.28Understanding Photojournalism explores the interface between theory and practice at the heart of photojournalism, mapping out the critical questions that photojournalists and picture editors consider in their daily practice and placing these in context... -
Advanced International Trade: Theory and Evidence - Second Edition by Robert C. Feenstra 9780691161648
RRP: £88.00£69.75Trade is a cornerstone concept in economics worldwide. This updated second edition of the essential graduate textbook in international trade brings readers to the forefront of knowledge in the field and prepares students to undertake their own research... -
Alt-Finance: How the City of London Bought Democracy by Marlene Benquet
RRP: £14.99£9.80Powerful financial forces have supported the neoliberal project since the 1980s to advance their interests; but there are now signs that these forces have a new face and a new strategy. The majority of the British finance sector threw its support behind... -
Bear Markets and Beyond: A bestiary of business terms by Dhruti Shah
RRP: £9.99£5.36*WINNER* 'SHORT BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR' - THE BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2021 Unicorns, narwhals, yaks, cows and civets - what have all these creatures got to do with your hard-earned cash? ... -
Thinking like an Economist: How Efficiency Replaced Equality in U.S. Public Policy by Elizabeth Popp Berman 9780691248882
RRP: £20.00£15.89The story of how economic reasoning came to dominate Washington between the 1960s and 1980s-and why it continues to constrain progressive ambitions todayFor decades, Democratic politicians have frustrated progressives by tinkering around the margins of... -
Willing Slaves of Capital: Spinoza and Marx on Desire by Frederic Lordon
£17.13Why do people work for other people? This seemingly naive question is more difficult to answer than one might at first imagine, and it lies at the heart of Lordon's Willing Slaves of Capital. To complement Marx's partial answers, especially in the... -
Restarting the Future: How to Fix the Intangible Economy by Jonathan Haskel 9780691236032
RRP: £16.99£13.71From the acclaimed authors of Capitalism without Capital, radical ideas for restoring prosperity in today's intangible economyThe past two decades have witnessed sluggish economic growth, mounting inequality, dysfunctional competition, and a host of... -
The Origins and Evolution of New Businesses by Amar Bhide 9780195131444
RRP: £41.99£34.40Few would deny the crucial role that entrepreneurs play in our increasingly global economy-but exactly what is this vital, yet loosely defined business force we call the entrepreneurial spirit? This landmark study is the first to examine analytically the... -
Politics in Commercial Society: Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Adam Smith by Istvan Hont 9780674967700
RRP: £35.95£28.96Scholars normally emphasize the contrast between the two great eighteenth-century thinkers Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Adam Smith. Rousseau is seen as a critic of modernity, Smith as an apologist. Istvan Hont, however, finds significant commonalities in... -
Economics for Everyone: A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism by Jim Stanford
RRP: £22.99£15.57Economics is too important to be left to the economists. This book provides the information you need to understand how capitalism works (and how it doesn't). Through clear bite-sized chapters interspersed with illuminating illustrations, this is an... -
Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State & Total War by Ludwig von Mises 9780865977549
RRP: £10.95£9.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865977549Author Ludwig von MisesFormat PaperbackPage Count 345Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 578g -
Market Liquidity: Theory, Evidence, and Policy by Thierry Foucault 9780197542064
RRP: £38.99£37.14The way in which securities are traded is very different from the idealized picture of a frictionless and self-equilibrating market offered by the typical finance textbook. In Market Liquidity, Thierry Foucault, Marco Pagano, and Ailsa Roeell offer a... -
The Stages In The Social History Of Capitalism by Henri Pirenne 9789390215904
RRP: £7.00£6.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789390215904Author Henri PirenneFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Lector HousePublisher Lector HouseWeight(grams) 50gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 2mm -
How Markets Fail: The Rise and Fall of Free Market Economics by John Cassidy 9781250781284
RRP: £20.00£17.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250781284Author How Markets FailFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's Press -
An Introduction to Behavioral Economics by Nick Wilkinson
RRP: £55.99£50.22The third edition of this successful textbook is a comprehensive, rigorous survey of the major topics in the field of behavioral economics. Building on the strengths of the second edition, it offers an up-to-date and critical examination of the latest... -
The Pursuit of Happiness: Philosophical and Psychological Foundations of Utility by Louis Narens
£19.15Utilitarianism began as a movement for social reform that changed the world, based on the ideal of maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain. There is a tendency to enter into debates for and against the ethical doctrine of Utilitarianism without a clear... -
Global Political Economy by John Ravenhill
RRP: £42.99£40.80An expert team of international authors present a diverse and comprehensive selection of theories and issues, carefully brought together by experienced editor John Ravenhill. Crucially, debates are presented through a critical lens to encourage students... -
Capitalism without Capital: The Rise of the Intangible Economy by Jonathan Haskel 9780691175034
RRP: £35.00£28.14The first comprehensive account of the growing dominance of the intangible economy Early in the twenty-first century, a quiet revolution occurred. For the first time, the major developed economies began to invest more in intangible assets, like design,... -
The Philosophy of Money and Finance by Joakim Sandberg 9780192898807
RRP: £80.00£73.06Most people use money almost every day, and financial assets have become so important to modern life that they determine our fate both as individuals and as societies. Yet we seldom stop to think about what all of this means, how it works, and how it... -
Every Place Matters: Towards Effective Place-Based Policy by Andrew Beer
RRP: £35.99£31.69Across the globe policy makers implement, and academics teach and undertake research upon, place-based policy. But what is place-based policy, what does it aspire to achieve, what are the benefits of place-based approaches relative to other forms of... -
Economics for the Common Good by Jean Tirole
RRP: £28.00£22.80From Nobel Prize-winning economist Jean Tirole, a bold new agenda for the role of economics in society When Jean Tirole won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Economics, he suddenly found himself being stopped in the street by complete strangers and asked to... -
The Case against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money by Bryan Caplan 9780691174655
RRP: £25.00£19.99Why we need to stop wasting public funds on educationDespite being immensely popular--and immensely lucrative-education is grossly overrated. In this explosive book, Bryan Caplan argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students'... -
Business Ethics: What Everyone Needs to Know by J.S. Nelson
RRP: £12.99£9.09An authoritative and practical guide to business ethics, written in an accessible question-and-answer format In today's turbulent business climate, business ethics are more important than ever. Surveys of employees show that misconduct is on the rise... -
What We Really Do All Day: Insights from the Centre for Time Use Research by Jonathan Gershuny
RRP: £9.99£7.11How has the way we spend our time changed over the last fifty years?Are we really working more, sleeping less and addicted to our phones?What does this mean for our health, wealth and happiness?Everything we do happens in time and it feels like our lives... -
Why Read Marx Today? by Jonathan Wolff
RRP: £11.99£8.43'All too often, Karl Marx has been regarded as a demon or a deity - or a busted flush. This fresh, provocative, and hugely enjoyable book explains why, for all his shortcomings, his critique of modern society remains forcefully relevant even in the... -
Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich by Chrystia Freeland
RRP: £10.99£7.77Forget the 1% - it's time to get to grips with the 0.1% ...There has always been some gap between rich and poor, but it has never been wider - and now the rich are getting wealthier at such breakneck speed that the middle classes are being squeezed out... -
Game Theory by Drew Fudenberg
£108.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262061414Author Drew FudenbergFormat HardbackPage Count 604Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 1361gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 35mm -
Private Truths, Public Lies: The Social Consequences of Preference Falsification by Timur Kuran
RRP: £34.95£28.59Preference falsification, according to the economist Timur Kuran, is the act of misrepresenting one's wants under perceived social pressures. It happens frequently in everyday life, such as when we tell the host of a dinner party that we are enjoying the...