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Explains the U.S. growth slowdown as a natural consequence of economic maturity.

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There exist eight reliable ways to increase poverty and the United States is now pursuing seven of them, according to Lebergott. His provocative examination of income and wealth in this country reveals the impossibility of ending poverty permanently without changing American capitalism beyond recognition. Originally published in 1976. The Princet

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European monetary unification has produced a $15 trillion windfall to its member nations that is rarely accounted for in analyses of economic integration. This work argues that the reduction in cross-border risks is responsible for an explosion in the value of fixed income assets and share prices.

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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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This landmark study of economic history since World War II systematically explores why postwar trade and payments have evolved as they have, the prospects for their future evolution, and the range of policy adjustments likely to be required.

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These essays, which focus on the critical issues that now confront the country in its continuing search for reform, stability, and unity, were written prior to recognition of the independence of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina by countries of the European Community, the United States, and others.

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The definitive Economist guide to the world of economics

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Why did the size of the U.S. economy increase by 3 percent on one day in mid-2013 - or Ghana's balloon by 60 percent overnight in 2010 Why did the U.K. financial industry show its fastest expansion ever at the end of 2008 - just as the world's financial system went into meltdown This title deals with these questions.

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Lucid, accessible, and provocative, and now thoroughly updated to cover recent events that have shaken the global economy, Globalizing Capital is an indispensable account of the past 150 years of international monetary and financial history.

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Examines the pivotal role that technology development has played in South Korea's dramatic transformation - from an economy based on subsistence agriculture to a highly-industrialized global competitor. This work explores the roles of public policy and the sociocultural environment in setting the stage for Korea's technological evolution.

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A bold agenda for a better way to assess societal well-being, by three of the world's leading economists and statisticians.

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Provides an overview and exploration of methodologies, models, and techniques used to analyze forces shaping national economies. This title presents a range of methods for characterizing and evaluating empirical implications, including calibration exercises, method-of-moment procedures, and likelihood-based procedures, both classical and Bayesian.

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The world is drowning in cash--and it's making us poorer and less safe. In The Curse of Cash, Kenneth Rogoff, one of the world's leading economists, makes a persuasive and fascinating case for an idea that until recently would have seemed outlandish: getting rid of most paper money.--Amazon.com.

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The world is a better place than it used to be. People are healthier, wealthier, and live longer. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many has left gaping inequalities between people and nations. In The Great Escape, Angus Deaton--one of the foremost experts on economic development and on poverty--tells the remarkable story of how, beginning 250