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The single most important work in English to build on the theory of Japanese economist Kz Uno

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Why can teams of people find better solutions than brilliant individuals working alone And why are the best group decisions and predictions those that draw upon the very qualities that make each of us unique This book reveals that progress and innovation may depend more on diverse people working together and capitalizing on their individuality.

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Argues, the financial crisis, a dysfunctional international monetary system, and US policies have paradoxically strengthened the dollar's importance. This book examines how the dollar came to have a central role in the world economy and demonstrates that it will remain the cornerstone of global finance for the foreseeable future.

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Intended for those who want to understand international economics and foreign affairs.

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Creating a sustainable economy - having enough to be happy without cheating the future - can't be easy. Governments needs to engage citizens in a process of debate about the difficult choices that lie ahead and rebuild a shared commitment to the future of our societies. This title starts an important conversation about how we can begin.

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Describes the vast changes that have recently transformed this once sleeping giant into a world leader in the realms of science and technology, a nation once poverty-stricken that now boasts a middle class of over 300 million people -- as large as the entire population of the United States.

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Throughout the twentieth century, the U.S. government willingly deployed power, hard and soft, to protect American investments all around the globe. Why did the United States get into the business of defending its citizens' property rights abroad The Empire Trap looks at how modern U.S. involvement in the empire business began, how American foreig

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Greater economic equality is beneficial to all people in all societies, both for the rich, the poor and the rest.

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Over the second half of the twentieth century, the average European's buying power tripled, while working hours fell by a third. This work offers an account of the extraordinary development of Europe's economy since the end of World War II.

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Based on evidence about the development of the American states from the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth century, this book documents the mechanisms through which geographical and historical conditions - such as climate, access to water transportation, and early legal systems - impacted political and judicial institutions and economic growth.

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Offers a comprehensive political-economic history of the development of the world's multilateral trade institutions, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its successor, the World Trade Organization (WTO). This book examines the institutions' rules, principles, practices, and norms.

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Many commentators suggested that Australias chairing of the G20 would reinvigorate the G20 forum and broaden its influence and scope. But what did the Brisbane meeting achieve and what has happened in its wake In this volume contributors assess the impact of the 2014 summit in the context of the years broader geopolitical challenges.

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In The Globalization of Inequality, distinguished economist and policymaker Francois Bourguignon examines the complex and paradoxical links between a vibrant world economy that has raised the living standard of over half a billion people in emerging nations such as China, India, and Brazil, and the exponentially increasing inequality within countri

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