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Originally published as Le monde est clos et le desir infini by Albin Michel, Paris, France, and is copyright Editions Albin Michel--Paris 2015.

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This text is a full-scale survey of Welsh coastal fishermen, past and present. It looks at traditional Welsh fishing methods, the fish found around Welsh coasts, the men and women whose livlihood depended on the catch, and the development of the fishing industry in the larger ports.

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Charting a major change in the nature of paid work in the United States.

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How the titans of tech's embrace of economic disruption and a rampant libertarian ideology is fracturing America and making it a meaner place

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In one lifetime, GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, has ballooned from a narrow economic tool into a global article of faith. As The Little Big Number demonstrates, this spells trouble. While economies and cultures measure their performance by it, GDP only measures output. It ignores central facts such as quality, costs, or purpose. Sustainability and

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This text analyzes the specifics of the economic concept of the living wage and documents the results of its implementation in cities around America. The authors describe the dramatic improvements that resulted in these cases and argue against the criticisms.

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The recent economic crisis was a dramatic reminder that capitalism can both produce and destroy. It's a system that by its very nature encourages predators and creators, locusts and bees. But, as Geoff Mulgan argues in this compelling, imaginative, and important book, the economic crisis also presents a historic opportunity to choose a radically di

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Entrepreneurs are widely recognized for the vital contributions they make to economic growth and general welfare. This title provides the framework for introducing entrepreneurship into mainstream microtheory and incorporating the activities of entrepreneurs, inventors, and managers into standard models of the firm.

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The surprising story of how middle class Americans are reaching across class lines and taking a stand against an unfair economy.

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From a leading European figure in finance and economics, a look at the once and future role of central bankersthe pivotal players in shaping the global economy.

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Over the years, governments have delegated extensive regulatory authority to international private-sector organizations. This book examines who writes the rules in international private organizations, as well as who wins, who loses - and why.

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The sharp increase in oil revenues since 2002 has left the Arab Gulf States with billions of petro-dollars. But how will these countries fare in the post-oil era The rulers of these states are taking serious measures to ensure the survival of their economies, and indeed their regimes, in a world with scarce mineral resources.

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A completely new investigation of the fair trade phenomenon, from the origins to what it is likely to become.

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An incisive introduction to global finance-the current mechanisms and the need for control and reform.

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Challenges the hold that cliometrics - an approach to economic history that employs the analytical tools of economists - has exerted on the study of our economic past. This book calls for the reconstruction of economic history, one in which history and the social sciences are brought to bear on economics, and not the other way around.

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Many low-income countries and development organizations are calling for greater liberalization of labor immigration policies in high-income countries. At the same time, human rights organizations and migrant rights advocates demand more equal rights for migrant workers. This title shows why you cannot always have both.

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Explains the key elements of the world economy and provides a step to further research for students and scholars in public policy, international studies, business, the broader social sciences, and for economic policy professionals. This title includes entries covering topics in international trade, finance, production, and economic development.