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Why Liberalism Works: How True Liberal Values Produce a Freer, More Equal, Prosperous World for All by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey
RRP: €26.78€23.03An insightful and passionately written book explaining why a return to Enlightenment ideals is good for the world "Beginning with the simple but fertile idea that people should not push other people around, Deirdre McCloskey presents an elegant defense... -
The Archaeology of the Roman Economy by Kevin Greene
RRP: €36.89€28.60Kevin Greene shows how archaeology can help provide a more balanced view of the Roman economy by informing the classical historian about geographical areas and classes of society that received little attention from the largely aristocratic classical... -
Mis-measuring Our Lives: Why the GDP Doesn't Add Up by Joseph Stiglitz
RRP: €14.27€9.52In February of 2008, amid the looming global financial crisis, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France asked Nobel Prize winning economists Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen, along with the distinguished French economist Jean Paul Fitoussi, to establish a... -
An Essay on the Principle of Population by Nick Broten
RRP: €7.74€7.27Thomas Robert Malthus' 1798 Essay on the Principle of Population helped change the direction of economics, politics, and the natural sciences with its reasoning and problem solving. The central topic of the essay was the idea, extremely prevalent in the... -
Combatting Modern Slavery: Why Labour Governance is Failing and What We Can Do About It by Genevieve LeBaron 9781509513673
RRP: €19.03€17.15Over the last decade, the world's largest corporations - from The Coca Cola Company to Amazon, Apple to Unilever - have taken up the cause of combatting modern slavery. Yet, by most measures, across many sectors and regions, severe labour exploitation... -
The Limits of Organization by Kenneth J. Arrow 9780393093230
RRP: €17.26€13.16The tension between what we wish for and what we can get, between values and opportunities, exists even at the purely individual level. A hermit on a mountain may value warm clothing and yet be hard-pressed to make it from the leaves, bark, or skins he... -
The Economics of Construction by Stephen Gruneberg
RRP: €29.74€27.68The construction of housing, commercial property and infrastructure projects - roads, bridges, tunnels, railways, airports - for both the private and public sectors is one of the biggest industries in the world. It contributes around 10 per cent of world... -
The Circular Economy: A Wealth of Flows - 2nd Edition by Ken Webster 9780992778460
€30.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992778460Author Ken WebsterFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Ellen MacArthur Foundation PublishingPublisher Ellen MacArthur Foundation... -
Essentials of Economics by John Sloman
RRP: €71.39€64.76Explore the essential principles of this exciting subject and engage with real-life issues facing our world today. Essentials of Economics, 9th edition by John Sloman and Dean Garratt provides a clear, concise and engaging introduction to economics,... -
Mutualism: Building the Next Economy from the Ground Up by Sara Horowitz
RRP: €33.32€19.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593133521Author Sara HorowitzFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm)... -
Mary Had a Monstersaur by Mike Dumbleton 9781922503336
RRP: €8.32€7.64Mary had a dinosaur called Monstersaurus Rex. Not the cuddly little lamb that everyone expects! What happens when everyone in town meets Mary's huge new friend? Will he fit in? Or was he born to stand out?About the AuthorMike Dumbleton is a successful... -
The Violence of Petro-Dollar Regimes: Algeria, Iraq, Libya by Luis Martinez
RRP: €47.60€42.28During the 1970s, owing to their oil 'rents', Algeria, Iraq and Libya all seemed engaged in a swift modernization process. Oil was the godsend that would enable these states to catch up economically. Algeria was a Mediterranean dragon,A" Libya an... -
How Designers Think by Bryan Lawson
RRP: €57.11€50.23How Designers Think is based on Bryan Lawson's many observations of designers at work, interviews with designers and their clients and collaborators. This extended work is the culmination of forty years' research and shows the belief that we all can, and... -
Adam Smith: An Enlightened Life by Nicholas Phillipson
RRP: €19.03€13.82Adam Smith is celebrated all over the world as the author of The Wealth of Nations and the founder of modern economics. A few of his ideas - such as the 'Invisible Hand' of the market - have become icons of the modern world. Yet Smith saw himself... -
Impact: Prophesy and Change the World by Arleen Westerhof 9781951014018
RRP: €15.46€14.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951014018Author Arleen WesterhofFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint ArrowzPublisher ArrowzWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 11mm -
The Natural Origins of Economics by Margaret Schabas
RRP: €33.32€32.59References to the economy are ubiquitous in modern life, and virtually every facet of human activity has capitulated to market mechanisms. In the early modern period, however, there was no common perception of the economy, and discourses on money, trade,... -
Capitalism: With a New Postscript on the Financial Crisis and Its Aftermath by Geoffrey Ingham 9780745636481
RRP: €27.36€23.99Now with a substantial new postscript on the financial crisis This book provides a basic introduction to the 'nuts and bolts' of capitalism. It starts by examining the classic accounts of capitalism found in the works of Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Max... -
The Innovation Complex: Cities, Tech, and the New Economy by Sharon Zukin 9780197621608
RRP: €25.57€23.21An in-depth look at how New York adopted "innovation" and became a destination for startups and large tech companies. In recent years, the language of "innovation" has spurred visions of urban economic revival led by digital technology. Investors,... -
The Dragon's Underbelly: Dynamics and Dilemmas in Vietnam's Economy and Policies by Nhu Truong 9789815011395
RRP: €39.21€36.18This book shows why Vietnam has not become the dragon it is often touted to be. The team of authors include both long-time observers and junior scholars who present cutting-edge research on the latest trends as well as major challenges facing the... -
Microeconomics: Principles and Analysis by Frank Cowell 9780198804093
RRP: €91.62€87.27Complete mathematical support and numerous real-world examples make this the only text to provide an accessible and engaging overview of microeconomics, without compromising on the technical level. Examples are linked through each individual chapter... -
Debt as Power by Richard H. Robbins
RRP: €23.79€21.21Debt as Power is a timely and innovative contribution to our understanding of one of the most prescient issues of our time: the explosion of debt across the global economy and related requirement of political leaders to pursue exponential growth to meet... -
Optimal Transport Methods in Economics by Alfred Galichon 9780691172767
RRP: €65.45€51.06Optimal Transport Methods in Economics is the first textbook on the subject written especially for students and researchers in economics. Optimal transport theory is used widely to solve problems in mathematics and some areas of the sciences, but it can... -
The Limits of the Market: The Pendulum Between Government and Market by Paul de Grauwe 9780198784289
RRP: €47.59€47.37The old discussion of 'Market or State' is obsolete. There will always have to be a mix of market and state. The only relevant question is what that mix should look like. How far do we have to let the market go its own way in order to create as much... -
The Origins of Happiness: The Science of Well-Being over the Life Course by Richard Layard 9780691177892
RRP: €41.65€33.49What makes people happy? Why should governments care about people's well-being? How would policy change if well-being was the main objective? The Origins of Happiness seeks to revolutionize how we think about human priorities and to promote public policy... -
A Tale of Two Economies: Hong Kong, Cuba and the Two Men who Shaped Them by Neil Monnery 9781913377007
RRP: €20.22€16.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913377007Author Neil MonneryFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Gulielmus Occamus & CoPublisher Gulielmus Occamus & CoWeight(grams) 260gDimensions(mm)... -
Starting a Theatre Company: How to Become a Theatre Maker and Create Your Own Work by Karl Falconer
RRP: €35.69€31.70Exploring everything from company incorporation and marketing, to legal, finance and festivals, Starting a Theatre Company is the complete guide to running a low-to-no budget or student theatre company. Written by an experienced theatre practitioner and... -
The Atlas of Economic Complexity: Mapping Paths to Prosperity by Ricardo Hausmann 9780262525428
RRP: €73.78€64.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262525428Author Ricardo HausmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 1896g -
The Mystery of the Kibbutz: Egalitarian Principles in a Capitalist World by Ran Abramitzky 9780691202242
RRP: €26.18€20.66How the kibbutz movement thrived despite its inherent economic contradictions and why it eventually declinedThe kibbutz is a social experiment in collective living that challenges traditional economic theory. By sharing all income and resources equally... -
Auctions: Theory and Practice by Paul Klemperer 9780691119250
RRP: €59.50€46.55Governments use them to sell everything from oilfields to pollution permits, and to privatize companies; consumers rely on them to buy baseball tickets and hotel rooms, and economic theorists employ them to explain booms and busts. Auctions make up many... -
The Debt Delusion: Living Within Our Means and Other Fallacies by John F. Weeks 9781509532940
RRP: €17.84€16.16'Governments should spend no more than their tax income.' Most people in Europe and North America accept this statement as simple common sense. It resonates with the deeply engrained economic metaphors that dominate public discourse, from 'living within... -
The Great Wave: Price Revolutions and the Rhythm of History by David Hackett Fischer 9780195053777
RRP: €44.02€40.92David Hackett Fischer, one of our most prominent historians, has garnered a reputation for making history come alive - even stories as familiar as Paul Revere's ride, or as complicated as the assimilation of British culture in North America. Now, in The... -
The Market as God by Harvey Cox 9780674241572
RRP: €21.36€18.18"Essential and thoroughly engaging...Harvey Cox's ingenious sense of how market theology has developed a scripture, a liturgy, and sophisticated apologetics allow us to see old challenges in a remarkably fresh light."-E. J. Dionne, Jr.We have fallen in... -
The Economist's Craft: An Introduction to Research, Publishing, and Professional Development by Michael S. Weisbach 9780691216485
RRP: €26.18€20.66An incisive guide that helps up-and-coming economists become successful scholarsThe Economist's Craft introduces graduate students and rising scholars to the essentials of research, writing, and other critical skills for a successful career in economics... -
Qualitative Methods for Health Economics by Joanna Coast 9781783485628
RRP: €57.12€52.99Qualitative methods are increasingly used within health economics research, but there is almost no specific material to guide the use of these methods in this context; there is very little that links them to the specific questions that (health)... -
Human Nature and World Affairs: An Introduction to Classical Liberalism and International Relations Theory by Edwin van de Haar 9780255368278
RRP: €17.85€16.24Where do classical liberals stand on international relations? Does this differ from their views on domestic policy? And how does this stance vary from other liberal schools of thought? Here, author Edwin van de Haar draws on the writings of major... -
The House of Baring in American Trade and Finance by Ralph W Hidy 9780674334625
€66.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674334625Author Ralph W HidyFormat HardbackPage Count 655Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 1111g -
Dead Pledges: Debt, Crisis, and Twenty-First-Century Culture by Annie McClanahan 9781503606586
RRP: €26.17€22.84Dead Pledges is the first book to explore the ways that U.S. culture-from novels and poems to photojournalism and horror movies-has responded to the collapse of the financialized consumer credit economy in 2008. Connecting debt theory to questions of... -
Defence Acquisition and Procurement: How (Not) to Buy Weapons by Ron P. Smith
RRP: €20.23€17.52The acquisition and procurement of major weapons systems is fraught with difficulties. They tend to be delivered late, over budget and unable to meet requirements. This Element provides an economic analysis of why this happens. Market structure, demand... -
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations: v. 1 by Adam Smith 9780865970069
RRP: €9.46€9.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865970069Author Adam SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 550Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 1012g -
Rent by Collins
RRP: €17.84€16.16The problem of rent is at the root of vital social concerns in the twenty-first century, ranging from the climate emergency and spiralling economic inequality to the repercussions of global economic crises. But while many of us may be familiar with rent...