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"Eric Weiner digs deep to peel back the complex layers comprising modern Wall Street, letting the key figures speak for themselves . . .A fascinating narrative of frank, no-holds, barred discussion." -Steve Powers, Houston Chronicle

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Sets forth in a straightforward and sensible way the philosophical reasons for the non-economist's skepticism of the economist's view of the world.

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Financial disasters - and stories of the greedy bankers who precipitated them - seem to underscore the idea that self-interest will always trump concerns for the greater good. But is it valid This title challenges the notion that doing well is accomplished only at the expense of doing good.

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Using examples ranging from Ikea to the slums of Mumbai, leading economic expert Hamish McRae studies which businesses, organisations and initiatives have what it takes to succeed, and what it is that distinguishes them in an increasingly competitive global marketplace.

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What caused the UKs cost of living crisis, and how can we rebuild Setting out the concept of liveability, this book argues that rather than focus on increasing wages, we need to make life more liveable through foundational services and social infrastructure.

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An economics 'whodunit', this book is a search for the suspects who committed the crime (as many people see it) of the steady retreat from Australia's egalitarian policy structures and institutions over the past two decades. Argy proposes an ambitious, but economically and politically viable, social reform agenda for the future.

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The vulnerability of societies caught up in new networks of interdependence due to reduced distances also are put to the fore, in the context of the new accelerated circulation of information, ideas, goods, and human beings.

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Presenting a fresh view of the motives behind various governments' decisions to remain on or defect from the gold standard in the early 20th century, this study specifically analyzes the influence of domestic politics on national responses to the international economy.

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There is still widespread disagreement about many aspects of America's property rights paradigm. The prominent contributors to this volume explore numerous theoretical and empirical possibilities for remedying these problems.

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Identifies some the most powerful people in Ireland during the Celtic Tiger era, describes how they interacted with each other to mutual benefit, and reveals who are the few to retain their power amid the debris arising from the bursting of our economic bubble.

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Fifty years ago, a new alliance of Japanese elites sparked the miraculous transformation of their country from a land decimated by war to an economic superpower that would become the envy of the world.

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The World Trade Organization (WTO) oversees the negotiation and enforcement of formal rules governing international trade. This title investigates the domestic politics behind the filing of WTO complaints, and reveals why formal dispute settlement creates better outcomes for governments and their citizens.

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From New York Times columnist and Emmy-winning TV commentator Jeff Madrick, a sharply contrarian analysis of economic growth--and a provocative agenda for how to get our economy growing again

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Soaring oil prices caused four out of the last five recessions. For if cheap oil is the fuel that keeps the machinery of globalisation in motion, then expensive oil has the same effect as pouring diesel into an unleaded tank.

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The second is an annotated bibliography of Fellner's published works and includes sections on books he wrote, his articles and essays, books he edited, and his public remarks. The volume includes a biography, an annotated bibliography of Fellner's published works, and an annotated bibliography of works about Fellner and his ideas.

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